Shared Resources Specialist - Biospecimen Processing and Biorepository

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states.

Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

• Involves research support that is mainly SOP- directed,ensuring the Specialist develops a strong understanding of the fundamental science performed in BPB.
• Perform bench work as assigned including processing biospecimen from various sources for isolation and preservation of PBMC, plasma and others; DNA and RNA extraction from research samples such as whole blood, FFPE, and cell or tissue samples; m anipulation and quality control of nucleic acids.
• Prepares and maintains laboratory reagents and stocks.
• Will learn and perform new technical skills, such as processing protocol development and coordinate study projects.

• Establish and maintain positive, collaborative working relationships with faculty and external users to identify scientific needs.

• Perform basic equipment operation and maintenance.
• Learn to coordinate and complete maintenance on some equipment and use relevant software.
• Potentially review and identify new equipment needs.
• Assist in supply management.

• Assist in developing and modifying lab protocols, training materials, and specimen handling guidelines for investigators.
• Learn to train users in sample preparation and submission and assist with experimental setup.
• May supervise work-study students, interns and lab aids.

• Report or deliver results to users.
• Accurately document laboratory activities.
• Perform basic billing requirements.
• Provide regulatory and compliance support for this shared resource .
• Other duties as assigned.

A Shared Resources Specialist I will communicate day-to-day lab needs to the supervisor or senior staff. This position has no responsibility for supervision of others. There is high oversight and training from the resource director and senior staff and partial interfacing with resource users.

• This role does not have direct financial responsibility but will assist in billing and review of charge codes as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of…