Stem Cell Processing Technician

Job Description

Cooper Surgical 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. As a business unit of Cooper Companies (Nasdaq: COO), we’re driven by a unified purpose of helping people experience life’s beautiful moments. Guided by our shared values – dedicated, innovative, friendly, partners, and do the right thing – our offerings support patients throughout their lifetimes, from contraception to fertility and birth solutions, to women’s and family care, and beyond.

We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to healthcare providers, including testing and treatment options, as well as an innovative suite of assisted reproductive technology and genomic testing solutions. Learn more at

Tucson, AZ (on site)

Process once in a lifetime cord blood and cord tissue samples that are received at C  Tucson, ensuring that the samples are treated with the highest regard for quality and efficiency.

Process cord blood and cord tissue samples under the direction of the Stem Cell Processing leadership team.

• Process cord blood and cord tissue samples at all workstations trained and maintain certifications.
• Adhere to guidelines set forth in safety manual. Understand job hazard analysis concerns and communicate safety issues, deviations from procedures, anomalies, and abnormalities to responsible parties.
• Perform all assigned duties in compliance with internal policies, processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as well as external regulations as determined by regulatory agencies.
• Remain current in all training.
• Audit, verify, and maintain accurate records.
• Maintain donor, client, and employee confidentiality.
• Perform repetitive tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
• Evaluate disposables and equipment for non‑conformities and notify responsible parties (QC, Supervisor, and/or Management).
• Perform daily department startup/shutdown checklist tasks and documentation.
• Perform general lab cleaning and maintenance.
• Work extended hours as needed, including mandatory overtime.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following represents the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Write routine reports and correspondence.
• Speak effectively before groups of employees in the organization.
• Use grammar, vocabulary, and style to communicate logically.
• Interact confidently and assess situations empathically.
• Avoid unprofessional conversation.

• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Compute rate, ratio, and percent and interpret bar graphs.

• Apply common sense to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Zoom in on detail quickly and accurately; check information and identify inconsistencies or errors.
• Complete tasks to their conclusion.

Schedule / Work Hour Requirements:
This is an onsite position in Tucson, AZ. Work hours are dictated by lab requirements and may include mid‑shifts, weekends, and holidays. Overtime must be approved by a Supervisor and documented in the timekeeping system. Must report within 1.5 hours from the receipt of notification if on call for a shift.

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Balance activities requiring seeing, listening, touching, and verbalizing needs.
• Vision: close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Perform repetitive tasks for long periods.
• Walk, climb ladder or…