Job Description
About CooperSurgical
CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women's healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most in life. CooperSurgical is at the forefront of delivering innovative assisted reproductive technology and genomic solutions that enhance the work of ART professionals to the benefit of families. We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to women's healthcare providers, including testing and treatment options.
CooperSurgical is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO). CooperSurgical, headquartered in Trumbull, CT, produces and markets a wide array of products and services for use by women's health care clinicians. More information can be found at www.coopersurgical.com.
Responsibilities

• Maintains demonstrated proficiency with all applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
• Performs semen evaluations to screen, process, and preserve for future clinical use.
• Execute an array of laboratory procedures including but not limited to:
• Daily setup of all laboratory equipment and daily QC.
• Intrauterine (IUI) and intracervical (ICI) insemination semen preparation.
• Sample Qualification- post-thaw sample analysis with both manual and automated analysis.
• Preparation of bodily fluid including blood, urine, and semen packing for specimen transport to reference laboratories.
• Cryogenic procedures including routine liquid nitrogen storage-tank verifications, internal vial transfers between tanks, vial quality control checks, preparing samples and shipping containers for vial movement.
• Conducts and accurately records all required daily, monthly and yearly quality control checks; responds with corrective action when needed.
• Communicates any errors, accidents or incidents to Management and records in associated tracking and record logs.
• Performs routine cleaning of laboratory equipment.
• Complies with all regulatory, quality assurance, quality control, standard operating, and safety procedures to audit-ready standards.
• Completes Bi-annual and annual proficiency and competency assessments.
• Participates in the review of standard operating procedures.
• Responsible for aliquoting and maintaining necessary aliquot-inventory levels for all media to maintain production.
• Responsible for lab supply maintenance.
• Performs all necessary opening and closing duties.
• Provides coverage for donor related tasks such as identification and qualification as needed. Always while ensuring privacy and maintaining the utmost professionalism.
• May perform phlebotomy.
• Other duties and projects as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, and one to two years related experience and/or training.
• Phase-contrast microscopy skills; excellent customer service skills; strong attention to details; ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; high level of interpersonal skills to interact with peers and management; excellent organizational skills; ability to maintain confidentiality; and ability to travel if required.
• Knowledge of MS Word and Excel
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals and to compute rate, ratio and percent.
• Phlebotomy certificate desirable but not required

As an employee of CooperSurgical, you'll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck, we offer a great compensation package, medical coverage, 401(k), parental leave, fertility benefits, paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays, and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at www.coopersurgical.com to learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.
To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of CooperSurgical about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at CooperSurgical via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of CooperSurgical, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by CooperSurgical for this position and a valid agreement with CooperSurgical is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the CooperSurgical agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.