Histology Technician/ Histologist

How you’ll make an impact:

In this impactful role, you will join a highly dynamic and productive histopathology team in executing on critical non-clinical studies, driving toward providing transformative therapies for patients.

About the team:

This role will be in the Comparative Pathology group within Preclinical and Translational development department. The primary functions of this role will be to collect and prepare animal tissues/cell products for evaluation by the Pathology staff and to develop and perform IHC, ISH, and IF. The candidate will be working with histology technicians, veterinary pathologists, research scientists, and a fully equipped state of the art Pathology lab.

How you’ll spend your time:

• Collect, prepare and section mouse and rat tissues for histologic evaluation
• Prepare cell pellets and cytospin slides for histologic evaluation
• Develop methods for and execute immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence studies
• Develop methods for and execute in situ hybridization studies
• Scan histology slides and perform digital image analysis
• Propose and evaluate new histologic techniques that would be valuable to 2seventybio.
• Present technical method development work and data at departmental meetings
• Contribute to the development of and adherence to standard operating procedures, robust data collection and documentation procedures, and technical report generation

Who you are and what you’ve accomplished:

• Associate or Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant field of study (biology, histology, histotechnology, microbiology, molecular biology, pathology)
• Completion of a Histology Technician training program or equivalent
• NSH certification is preferred; QIHC certification is desirable
• 5+ years’ experience in a laboratory setting 
• Experience performing specialized molecular pathology techniques (immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, immunofluorescence and multiplexing) desirable but not required
• Experience with mouse necropsy desired but not required
• Comfortable working with cross-functional immunotherapy and gene therapy research teams
• Ability to multitask, schedule and manage multiple studies in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to learn new skills and adjust
• Experience and enthusiasm for hands-on work in the laboratory