Sample Accessioning Technician

PR: $34.67

100% onsite
Shift: Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm (includes a 1h lunch break)
top 3 must-have skills or qualities in a candidate:
o experience with specimen accessioning
o frozen specimen handling
o Experience with shipping of specimen

Receive and accession frozen biospecimen shipments (e.g., plasma, serum) in accordance with established biorepository procedures, temperaturecontrol requirements, and quality standards.
Perform technical specimenhandling activities, including verifying shipment conditions (e.g., temperature loggers, dry ice levels), unpacking and sorting specimens, relabeling when appropriate, and preparing aliquots or primary containers for storage.
Place specimens into designated ultralow (ULT) freezer storage locations following defined layout maps, rack/box management systems, and biosafety guidelines.
Maintain accurate chainofcustody and temperaturetraceability records, ensuring timely and precise data entry into biorepository inventory management or LIMS systems.
Prepare and route biospecimens for internal processing teams or outbound shipments, ensuring adherence to coldchain, dry ice packing, and IATA / DOT hazardous material requirements.
Retrieve and return frozen specimens from ULT freezers to support testing requests, research studies, and routine biorepository operations, while minimizing freezethaw cycles.
Technical diploma, vocational qualification, or relevant training in a laboratory, biomedical, or healthscience field; a bachelors degree is beneficial but not required.
13 years of experience with frozen specimen handling, biorepository or biobank operations, coldchain logistics, laboratory accessioning, or related samplemanagement workflows.
Demonstrated experience with biospecimen accessioning procedures