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Company name: American Red Cross

Location: map it!US-MA-Dedham

Industry: Biotechnology
Healthcare - Health Services
Not for Profit - Charitable

Job Type: Biotech
Science
Health Care

Employee Type: Full-Time

Required Education: 4 Year Degree

Required Experience: Not Specified

Manages others: No

Travel: Not Specified

Relocation covered: Not Specified

When you join the Red Cross, you will enjoy many rewards including competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, opportunity for advancement and the gratification of making a real difference. The American Red Cross is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V

HLA Technologist

Company Overview

The American Red Cross responds to nearly 70,000 disasters each year. The depth and breadth of our services - whenever and wherever they're called for - is unmatched by any organization in the world. Our employees enjoy knowing that the services we deliver and the products we develop are helping to save lives and make lives better everyday.

When you’re committed to providing relief and hope to millions of people around the world everyday, you need the support of others who share that dedication and who want to contribute to it. As one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations, we attract talented, motivated and enthusiastic people who make our mission to save lives a reality and who experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. If you are looking for a career with a visionary humanitarian organization and share a passion for helping people, we invite you to join us!

Job Description

The American Red Cross Blood Services – Northeast Division supplies a wide range of blood components, plasma derivatives, and transfusion services to more than 200 hospitals and other medical facilities throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. If you are looking for an opportunity that makes you feel appreciated every day, we invite you to join us at the American Red Cross!

The American Red Cross, Massachusetts Blood Services Region, is seeking candidates for our Medical Technologist positions in our Dedham, MA office. 


HLA Medical Technologist

Schedule- Monday-Friday 9:30am-6pm, Saturdays once a month

As a HLA Technologist, you will:

 

·        Responsible for performing serological, molecular and immunological testing of patients, donors and contract samples.  Participates in the educational and developmental activities of the laboratory.  Assists in the training of other technologists. 

 

·        Performs serological, molecular and immunological procedures that include but are not limited to DNA extraction, PCR amplification, sequence based typing, probe hybridization/detection, cytotoxic crossmatching, ELISA assays and other procedures as defined.

 

·        Performs quality control, daily equipment maintenance and refrigeration checks as directed.

For more information, visit our website: www.newenglandblood.org   Please forward resumes to: American Red Cross Blood Services Massachusetts Region. E-mail: [Click Here to Email Your Resumé].  Please indicate the job title: HLA Technologist in the subject line.  



Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and MT (ASCP) or CLS (NCA) certification; OR
  • Bachelor’s degree and CHT (ABHI) or CHS (ABHI) certification; OR
  • Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of previous HLA experience or molecular genetics laboratory experience, preferably including DNA extractions, PCR amplification, probe hybridization/detection or DNA sequencing



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