Medical Lab Scientist - Stem Cell Lab - Second Shift
Company: Duke Health
Location: Durham
Posted on: January 28, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to
compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved
ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie,
join us and discover how we can advance health together. About Duke
University Health System Clinical Laboratories Pursue your passion
for caring and innovation as a team member in the state-of-the-art
Duke Health laboratories. Duke Health laboratories are College of
American Pathologists accredited and Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendments certified. The multidisciplinary team is
committed to serving the rare and complex testing needs of Duke
Health's diverse patient population by providing timely and
accurate results, educating the next generation of laboratorians,
scientists and physicians, and researching and developing the
cutting-edge diagnostics of tomorrow. Medical Lab Scientist,
Advanced in the Stem Cell Lab at Duke University Hospital. Monday -
Friday, Second Shift: either 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. or 12:00 p.m. -
8:30 p.m. One on-call Saturday per month. This position is eligible
for the second-shift differential and a $5,000 commitment bonus for
a 1-year commitment. Stem Cell or Blood Bank experience, as well as
ASCP certification strongly preferred. General Description Perform
a variety of routine and complex technical tasks in the performance
of laboratory tests and procedures to obtain data for use in the
treatment of disease. Job duties include, but are not limited,
quality control, clerical tasks (EMMES data entry, patient lab file
reviews, completion of CIMBTR forms, etc). ABO Typing, viability
testing, sterility testing, thawing of cellular products (37°C,
Dextran Albumin Thaws), and cryopreservation of autologous and
allogeneic cellular products to include, but not limited to: HPC,
Cord Blood, HPC, Apheresis, HPC, Marrow, MNC, Apheresis, etc.
Receipt and/or distribution of incoming or outgoing NMDP cellular
products using sterile techniques. Duties Performed: (Technical
Duties) 1. QC on Sysmex Hematology Analyzer2. 37°C thawing of
cellular products (in STCL and on inpatient units) 3. Viability
testing using trypan blue (or automated method) 4. ABO/Rh
confirmatory testing of cellular products 5. Sterility testing of
cellular products pre- and/or post-processing 6. Dextran Albumin
thawing of cellular products in the STCL 7. Cryopreservation of
cellular products (HPC, Apheresis, HPC, Marrow, HPC, Cord Blood,
MNC, Apheresis, etc) 8. CD34 / CD56 selection/depletion procedures
9. Processing outgoing NMDP (Be the Match) products including
CIBMTR data entry 10. Processing incoming NMDP (Be the Match)
products for infusion 11. Processing of fresh, allogeneic products
for cryopreservation, infusion 12. Processing of fresh, autologous
products for cryopreservation, infusion 13. Disposal and
documentation of cellular products approved for discard 14. Working
with liquid nitrogen freezers 15. All other job-related duties that
are deemed necessary in the laboratory. Duties Performed: (Clerical
or Administrative Duties) 1. STCL EMMES database data entry
requirements2. EPIC (clinical medical record used on-site) 3. File
Reviews required for laboratory batch records 4. Completion of
quality control worksheets daily, weekly, monthly, etc 5. Filing of
laboratory results in designated/secured file cabinets 6.
Processing and testing of outgoing NMDP products including
completion of CIBMTR data forms to meet deadlines 7. Processing and
testing of incoming NMDP products for infusion 8. Processing and
testing of allogeneic fresh products for infusion Equipment Used:
1. Biological safety cabinets (BSC)2. 37°C water bath 3. Sysmex
XN-450 hematology analyzer (or equivalent) 4. BacTAlert 3D
Microbiology analyzer 5. 1-10 °C refrigerators 6. -20°C freezers 7.
-80°C freezers 8. Cryomed controlled rate freezing chambers 9. LN2
vapor freezers 10. Light microscope 11. LN2 dry shippers (MVE, etc)
12. Sorvall RC3C Plus refrigerated centrifuge or equivalent 13.
Mini-vortex 14. Sebra heat sealer 15. Sterile tubing welder 16.
Pipets 17. Plasma extractor 18. Digital scale 19. Manual tubing
stripper 20. Demand 128 label printer and labeling software
(DigiTrax) 21. Cellometer 22. Miltenyi CliniMACS 23. Computers 24.
REES Temperature Monitoring System 25. Demand ISBT 128 Labeling
System for cellular products Minimum Qualifications Education
Bachelors of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Chemical, Physical,
Biological, or Clinical Laboratory Science; or Medical Technology
required. Minimum educational or experience requirements may be
modified on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the CLIA
(Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) director if minimal
CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) requirements are
met by the employee for the tasks being performed. Experience None
required Degrees, Licensures, Certifications Certification
preferred. Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to
providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's
age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity,
genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex
(including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual
orientation or military status. Duke aspires to create a community
built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our
collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an
exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives,
backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange,
it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and
welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected,
and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a
responsibility to uphold these values. Essential Physical Job
Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University
Health System may include essential job functions that require
specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information
and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be
provided by each hiring department.
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