Technologist-Cellular Therapy Laboratory - ME Path Blood Bank Baptist Memphis

Summary

The Cellular Therapy Laboratory Technologist is responsible for the performance of highly technical and complex cellular and immunotherapeutic procedures. These include, but are not limited to cell separation, cryopreservation, quantification, and characterization of products for bone marrow transplant or other immunotherapeutic procedures for clinical use. Products may include white blood cells, bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells as well as other biological components. Serves as a resource to coworkers and others in field on aspects of cellular separation and processing characteristics and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Participates in quality and process improvement initiatives for the Cellular Therapy Lab.
• Assist in coordination of accreditation and vendor inspections in collaboration with BCC-MHT program leadership
• Participant in meetings associated with the BCC-MHT program
• Participant Quality Management Plan and required components as mandated by FACT
• Serve as a liaison with Clinical Research Coordinators for research trials within the department
• Working with minimal supervision, perform cellular product processing using multiple processing, cell culture, and separation techniques.
• Complete qualitative and quantitative assays on cell therapy products including flow cytometry, qPCR and ELISA.
• Comply with the facility's standard operating procedures and policies which incorporate the cGMP/cGTP, FACT, CAP and AABB regulatory standards applicable to cellular therapy product production and analysis.
• Identify problems that may adversely affect product or testing performance and follow the Cell Therapies Facility standard operating procedures and policies whenever product processing or analytic testing are not within the defined acceptable criteria and/or levels of performance.
• Handle fresh and frozen cellular products for shipment and infusion.
• Maintain aseptic technique and work within a clean room environment.

Other duties as assigned.

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Experience

Minimum: Two years' experience as a Medical Technologist

Preferred: Specific experience in cell processing and cryopreservation

Education:

Minimum: Bachelor Degree and completion of AMA approved program for medical technology

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Minimum: State Licensures and/or National registration or certification in concordance with current Federal and/or State Regulations.; Medical Technologist

Special Skills

Minimum: Basic computer literacy

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid vacation/time off
• Continuing education opportunities
• Generous retirement plan
• Health insurance, including dental and vision
• Sick leave
• Service awards
• Free parking
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Education assistance/continuing education
• Employee referral program

Job Summary:
Position: 18062 - Technologist-Cellular Therapy Laboratory
Facility: BMH-Memphis Hospital
Department: ME Path Blood Bank Baptist Memphis
Category: Laboratory & Pathology
Type: Clinical
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:TN:Memphis
Located in the Memphis metro area