Laboratory Technologist

• Contact collection centers for donor selection.
• Interpret complex and sensitive donor-related data.
• Receive human bodily material and prepare the file.
• Apply necessary precautions regarding the biological hazard of human bodily material.
• Manage all processing files for human bodily material.
• Prepare necessary materials and solutions for the transformation of human bodily material.
• Work in a cleanroom and under laminar flow.
• Provide assistance in the cleanroom.
• Under delegation: aseptically dissect, decontaminate, cryopreserve human bodily material, perform morphological and functional studies, take measurements.
• Record various data in the file or in the management software.
• Prepare biological validation quality controls (histology, virology, bacteriology).
• Manage the sending and/or deposit of samples to the laboratory.
• Use controlled freezing equipment and cryogenics for allograft storage.
• Ensure the update of the list of available tissues.
• Under delegation: propose allografts to the implanting surgeon.
• Condition allografts for transport.
• Receive and process results of biological quality controls (histology, virology, bacteriology).
• Manage all required encodings.
• Ensure traceability of files and waste from human bodily material.
• Ensure cleaning and maintenance of equipment used during the various processes.
• Perform necessary environmental controls during production stages.
• Verify activity-related parameters (temperature, pressure, nitrogen level,…).
• Participate in consumable order management, scientific research, development and validation of new materials or processes, and continuous improvement of the quality system.
• Use the management software.
• Encode general information, clinical data, and results.
• Participate in internal/external audits and the training of new recruits.

What they ask

• Minimum Bachelor's or Master's degree with a scientific orientation.

• Knowledge of working techniques in a controlled environment.
• Knowledge of French, English, and Dutch in a medical context.
• Proficiency in computer tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint.
• Ability to comply with rigorous methodological processes.
• Organizational and planning skills.
• Discipline and adherence to required cleanroom behavior.
• Respect for hygiene and safety rules.
• Professional conscience, deontology, ethics, and professional secrecy.
• Analytical and synthesis skills, rigor, and precision.
• Critical thinking.
• Ability to work in teams.
• Autonomy and sense of responsibility.
• Listening skills and communication.