Andrology Specialist - IVF Lab (Penn Hills, PA)

UPMC • Full-time • Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, United States • $20 - $33 / hour • 1d ago

Are you passionate about laboratory work that directly impacts patients’ lives? Join our IVF laboratory as an Andrology Specialist and collaborate closely with our embryology team. In this role, you’ll contribute to patient care by:

Performing diagnostic testing and specimen processing in the andrology laboratory for insemination procedures.
Running endocrine assays and analyzing patient bloodwork in our specialized laboratory.

If you’re detail-oriented, thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment, and want to make a meaningful difference, we’d love to have you on our team!

UPMC is hiring a full-time Andrology Specialist to join their IVF team in Penn Hills! This position will be performing both therapeutic and diagnostic Andrology testing and will be running our chemistry analyzer to process patient hormone blood results.

This position will work Monday through Friday, daylight shifts, with rotating weekends and holidays required.

Responsibilities:

Is responsible for the coordination of male surgical procedures with urologist that need to be cryopreserved for in-vitro fertilization. This would include preparation of testicular biopsies and epididymal aspirations. Reports to urologist about findings and recommends whether specimen is adequate for cryopreservation.
Prepares sperm for artificial insemination. Reports to nurse and/or physician as to problems involving adequate specimen for insemination. Makes modifications to accommodate sample variations and/or deficiencies. This includes preparation of donor sperm.
Participates in research and/or studies that are conducted that involve andrology and/or immunoassays.
Performs routine semen analysis including count, motility, morphology and anti-sperm antibodies. Makes decisions as to any additional testing that may be needed to help physician accurately determine diagnosis and course of treatment.
Responsible for recording and distributing all results in a timely manner to referring physician for andrology and immunoassay laboratories.
Prepares sperm for insemination of in-vitro fertilization patients. Reports to embryologist as to whether Specimen is adequate for in-vitro fertilization.
Responsible for receipt, preparation, and documentation of blood received for endocrine assays from all sites. Runs all immunoassays on a daily basis and ensures that all quality control ranges are adhered to before reporting results.
Records all daily quality control and quality assurance checks and reports to the laboratory director with regards to any problems.

Bachelor's degree in basic science, such as biology, chemistry or biochemistry required. 1 year of experience in clinical research or a hospital laboratory preferred OR Associate's degree in one of the aforementioned fields and at least 2 years of experience in clinical research or a hospital laboratory required. Andrology experience is preferred.

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