Oncology Pathology Assistant - Part Time Evenings

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Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, or higher, with certification as a Pathologists' Assistant, Cytotechnologist by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or equivalent board, is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in anatomic pathology including extensive knowledge of solid tumor pathology.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the medical and customer service teams with the interpretation of oncology pathology reports to identify optimal samples to request when initial FFPE blocks or slides are inadequate for testing.
• Read and ensure accurate curation of clinical history, diagnosis, progress notes, and specimen information is entered into the Signatera sample database.
• Assist with devising strategies to stratify data for retrieval from the Signatera sample database and other databases as necessary.
• Maintain proficiency with and help organize diagnostic data according to pertinent WHO guidelines.
• Serve as subject matter expert to the Laboratory Director, Genetic Counseling, Customer Experience, Sales, and Clinical Trial teams for pathology reports.
• Assist in the identification and alert the Laboratory Director when samples may have been collected at suboptimal timepoints and/or fixative conditions.
• Assist Genetic Counseling and Customer Experience teams in identification and procurement of optimal additional samples, as necessary.
• Provide professional support for the Clinical Trial team through accurate  and organized data transfer.
• Performs other duties as assigned.