Histology Manager

Brooklyn, New York
HistoWiz
HistoWiz is a histology service company in NYC that process animal tissue specimens and digitizes the results for biomedical researchers in research and industry. Our intelligent tissue platform facilitates the collaboration between scientists and clinicians and enables discovery by allowing comparison of cancer histopathology data across different laboratories and hospitals around the world.

We have over 1,000 customers from universities (e.g. Cornell, Stanford, Harvard, UCSF), hospitals (e.g. Mount Sinai, MSKCC, Dana-Farber, MD Anderson), foundations (e.g. HHMI, Cancer research UK), biotech and pharmaceutical companies (e.g. Alexion, Regeneron, Jackson Labs). We are profitable, won numerous awards and are funded by prestigious investors. Our mission is to fight cancer cooperatively instead of individually.

We are looking for a Histology Manager with extensive experience in research specimens to join the team, in a full-time capacity. Under the general direction of the Director of Laboratory Operations, the Histology Manager will apply a working knowledge of Histotechnician-related duties and management experience to lead the team.

Main duties:

Manage attendance, quality, and standards of the Histology Lab

Monitor the workflow and adjusts lab policies and procedures as needed

Propose any staffing needs and participate in the recruitment process

oversee instruments/equipment and supplies needed to ensure the lab runs smoothly

Serves as the primary point of contact with clients to provide information and take requests for services

Establishes lab procedures, creates and manages lab-related documentation and organizes laboratory activities

Familiar with the regulatory requirements specific to the lab and ensures all users are in compliance with those standards

Update and maintain the Lab Safety Plan/Manual

Anticipate potential problems and help staff to resolve them as they occur to get back on schedule

Ensures lab users have been trained on the correct use of the lab equipment, in addition to mentoring and disciplining lab users for not following safety policies/procedures that have been established for the lab

Schedules safety training for new lab users and retraining for lab users who are in need of refresher training to include but not be limited to: equipment training, safety training and/or lab safety plan reviews and ensure the training has been documented

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences or a related subject plus at least two years of technical experience in a histology laboratory

Two years supervisory experience required

Certification as a Histotechnician (HT) or Histotechnologist (HTL) is required

Experience in preclinical research setting preferred

Flexible work schedule and ability to work a late / weekend shift preferred

Must be detail-oriented, careful and have high integrity and discipline

Excellent communication skills and work well in a team environment

Benefits

We believe in investing in our employees’ professional development, and encourage networking within the bioscience, tech, and startup communities for all our employees and collaborators. Compensation is top-notch and stock option is available for outstanding employees, commensurate with the impact you have within our organization and for the scientific community overall.

100% coverage on employee health and dental insurance

NY Commuter benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

401k/Retirement planning

3 weeks PTO

Company social events