Pathology Assistant - APC

Description

Job Summary: This person will be responsible for processing collected samples, ensuring integrity and technical excellence. Key Highlights: 1. Responsible for processing samples and ensuring technical integrity. 2. Preparing biological samples for diagnostic testing analysis. 3. Performing and analyzing internal quality control. **Job Details** -------------------- **What are the challenges of the area and position:** This person will be responsible for processing collected samples, ensuring integrity and technical excellence. We leverage technology and innovation to drive the transformation the healthcare market needs, delivering high-quality services. Our purpose is to care for people—and we do so every day. Do you identify with this mission? Then join an excellence-driven team! **About the Area:** Preparing biological specimens (slides) for Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Hybridization testing analysis, using manual, semi-automated, and automated techniques. Performing and analyzing internal quality control, applying work rules, procedural standards, and specific equipment and instruments for each type of procedure. Supporting the execution of tests in the technical area, providing comprehensive support for related activities using proprietary systems and pre-established workflows. Main Responsibilities: * Perform reactions on slides for Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Hybridization testing, ensuring procedures follow pre-established protocols. * Perform manual Immunohistochemistry (IHC) procedures according to predefined protocols. * Replenish Roche equipment with reagents at appropriate dilutions. * Program/test protocols on equipment. * Load equipment with samples (slides). * Prioritize urgent cases to integrate into routine workflow. * Perform slide washing and mounting, ensuring quality. * Validate quality control on all slides using a microscope and request repeats when necessary. * Verify test completeness, update their status in the system, and organize delivery to the next department. * Validate new antibodies per package insert. * Dilute reagents and antibodies per validation protocol. * Select positive control materials and perform validation in the system. * Validate positive control tests and confirm suitability for use. * Monitor corrective and preventive maintenance to ensure proper equipment operation, requesting service as needed. * Perform equipment decontamination per manufacturer instructions. * Register Molecular Biology tests in MySevi and arrange shipment of required materials. * Receive slides from partner laboratories and schedule necessary reactions under special procedures. * Manage reagents per operational needs and technical standards, ensuring test quality and timely result delivery. * Monitor inventory and notify immediate supervisor to request work materials such as kits, supplies, and reagents. * Signal procurement needs per scheduling with suppliers and warehouse. * Ensure materials are used within expiry dates and prevent shortages that could delay testing. * Maintain responsibility for materials and equipment used in daily tasks to extend their useful life. * Store samples per immediate leadership guidance and/or protocol/instruction to ensure stability. * Guarantee process execution in accordance with Quality Management System principles. * Monitor department dashboard, tasks, reports, deadlines, and test requests via system (Diagsystem). * Monitor Reagent-Grade Water and request equipment maintenance as needed. * Be responsible for workplace and equipment cleaning and organization. * Train and support colleagues covering vacations, leaves, absences, or new hires, as requested by immediate supervisor. * Critically assess internal processes and propose improvement actions. * Complete daily area record spreadsheets. * Dispose of chemical waste, sharps, and use spill kits per defined procedures. * Request assistance from pathologists and other teams as needed. * Resolve issues related to tests. * Keep immediate supervisor informed of any issue that may compromise sample processing performance or quality. * Perform related tasks or tasks of equivalent difficulty upon request from immediate supervisor. * Execute work observing Occupational Safety aspects, properly using PPE and behavioral standards, complying with applicable legislation and internal policies. * Support immediate supervisor on matters inherent to the area, presenting and discussing solutions to problems and irregularities to support decision-making and continuous process improvement. **We seek someone who demonstrates:** Mandatory: * Completed Technical Course in Laboratory, Biodiagnosis, Clinical Analysis, or Clinical Pathology and/or completed or ongoing Bachelor’s degree in Biology or Biomedicine. * Basic Microsoft Office package. Desirable: * Experience in Immunohistochemistry (preferred), Molecular Biology, Anatomic Pathology, and Clinical Analysis. Before applying, please verify that you meet the requirements and align with our purpose. **Our essence inspires everyday actions—thus, we seek passionate individuals who:** * Foster a knowledge-sharing environment, exchanging experiences and enabling interdependence among teams; * Are constantly evolving, investing in self-development and facilitating others’ growth; * Promote social awareness of diversity and inclusion, cooperating to build a collaborative environment; * Identify and anticipate customer needs, acting promptly to deliver appropriate, customized solutions; * Plan and execute work with excellence to achieve expected results, embracing innovation and agility; * Generate and implement new ideas, continuously seeking improvements, experimenting with new approaches, and adapting to market changes. **Job Information:** * Work Model: On-site; * Workplace Location: Near Oscar Freire metro station; * Weekly Hours: 200 hours; * Schedule: Monday to Friday; * Working Hours: 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM **We care for you at every stage of your journey!** **Health & Well-being:** * Medical and dental assistance for you and your family; * Clinic-based medical care or telemedicine consultations; * Specialized care lines: pregnancy, adoption, obesity, oncology, and more; * Access to OrienteMe platform for therapy sessions and nutritional guidance; * Extended maternity and paternity leave; * Access to Wellhub for sports and quality-of-life activities. **Protection & Stability:** * Private pension plan; * Profit-sharing program; * Life insurance. **Daily-Life Convenience:** * Meal allowance; * Food allowance; * Transportation allowance; * Daycare assistance; * Discount club offering benefits across retail stores, pharmacies, travel, beauty, culture, leisure, and more. **Development & Education:** * Learning platform; * Educational partnerships offering discounts on courses and institutions. **Here, care goes beyond benefits—it’s present at every moment of your journey.** We promote an inclusive culture focused on equity and valuing differences. Our positions are open to all, and reflecting our intentionality, we offer affirmative opportunities. Our commitment extends beyond compliance with diversity and inclusion legislation. We actively work to broaden representation across race, ethnicity, gender, generations, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQIAPN+, including strengthening representation of Black women, Indigenous peoples, and family heads. To learn more about Grupo Fleury, visit: https://carreiras.grupofleury.com.br/ Grupo Fleury states that participation in its selection processes is free of charge, and no third-party company is authorized to charge fees for job applications, training, educational materials, or any related expense. **Requirements** -------------- ### **Minimum Education** **Completed Professional High School**