Specialty Lab Tech (Cell Therapy)

Join the Life-Changing Team at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center! 

Are you ready to make a difference? UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is your gateway to impactful work in the fight against cancer. As an internationally recognized leader, we’re on a mission to prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat cancer. And we need you to be part of our team!

Specialty Lab Technologist Opportunity:

• Location: IMCPL (Immunologic Monitoring and Cellular Products Laboratory) at Shadyside and Southside Riviera sites (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week) Daylight Hours
• Mission: Deliver high-quality and safe cellular therapies
• Impact: Transform scientific breakthroughs into cancer care

What You’ll Do:

• Perform advanced laboratory testing and processing
• Manufacture cellular therapy products for patient treatment
• Utilize cutting-edge techniques and advanced instrumentation

Join the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center family and take the first step on your laboratory career ladder. Make a difference where it matters most. 

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• This position is part of a UPMC Laboratory Career Ladder.  The incumbent will be hired into the appropriate level based on their current education and experience level.

.Responsibilities:

• Perform all responsibilities according to the philosophy of the UPMC Health System such that the needs of our customers are fulfilled.
• Interact with all laboratory customers courteously and professionally.
• Adhere to established laboratory and hospital policies in areas of procedures, protocols, methods, quality control, quality assurance, safety, compliance and personnel policies.
• Collect background information for testing/experiments/production; initiate paperwork, perform test set-up; work area, and equipment.
• Calculate and analyze assay/test results and quality control information. Investigate abnormal results according to established protocols.
• Maintain detailed laboratory documentation of all assays and processes performed as per GDP (good documentation practices) guidelines.
• Implement all quality controls to ensure assay and process validity; adhere to departmental safety standards in responsibly handling, processing and testing specimens and materials.
• Use reagents and supplies in a cost-effective manner; monitor and maintain an appropriate supply inventory.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of techniques, principles, and instruments and their interrelationships.
• Participate in the execution of assigned projects.
• Participate in laboratory competency assessments and proficiencies as required.
• Enter accurate demographic and processing information into a designated database system.
• Perform specialized tasks which may include cellular product manufacture, tissue processing, cell culture maintenance, leukapheresis processing, blood processing and cryopreservation, in-process testing (ELISA, flow cytometry, cell sorting, viral titer, cytokine production, mycoplasma and endotoxin testing) and immune monitoring.
• Follow cGMP (current good manufacturing practices) guidelines in the production of cellular products.