Job Description

We are looking for highly driven individuals to join the Department of Pathology as our Medical Laboratory Technologist. Highly motivated individuals, adaptable histopathology technician with a passion to provide a high-quality histopathology research resources are encouraged to apply.
Technical role: * Liaise with different sub-specialist Pathologists and N2CR members on the consolidation of materials and annotation of tissues for Tissue Microarrays (TMAs) construction and its map.

• Searching (with clinician input) for relevant pathology cases, retrieving and choosing blocks, assisting the Pathologist with tissue annotation
• Provide relevant histological services (e.g. microtomy) for the N2CR members as and when is required
• Staff must be able to trim the FFPE block to expose the tissue surface for the construction of TMA.
• Operationalise consent and prospective sample collection for biopsy, organoid, PDX development; targeting serial or longitudinal samples and data

Admin role: * Assist in lab management (Archive and inventoried constructed TMA blocks - tumour library)

• Uphold research integrity and ensure safety compliance
• Act as a Liaison among TR, NUS Ex-Path, and N2CR Programme Admin Lead for requesting Pathology FFPE Tissues and tracking for consumables purchases and equipment maintenance (TMA machine).
• To keep careful records of all tissue samples curated and respective requestors including clinical collaborators and N2CR members

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in life sciences, biomedical sciences, biochemistry or equivalent from an accredited University.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in a field related to histology, molecular biology, anatomy or biomedical research will be considered favourably.
• Experience in tissue microarrays would be an asset

Skills Required