Sample Accessioning Technician

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Receive and accession frozen biospecimen shipments (e.g., plasma, serum) in accordance with established biorepository procedures, temperature‐control requirements, and quality standards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform technical specimen‐handling activities, including verifying shipment conditions (e.g., temperature loggers, dry ice levels), unpacking and sorting specimens, relabeling when appropriate, and preparing aliquots or primary containers for storage.
• Place specimens into designated ultralow (ULT) freezer storage locations following defined layout maps, rack/box management systems, and biosafety guidelines.
• Maintain accurate chain‐of‐custody and temperature‐traceability records, ensuring timely and precise data entry into biorepository inventory management or LIMS systems.
• Prepare and route biospecimens for internal processing teams or outbound shipments, ensuring adherence to cold‐chain, dry ice packing, and IATA / DOT hazardous material requirements.
• Retrieve and return frozen specimens from ULT freezers to support testing requests, research studies, and routine biorepository operations, while minimizing freeze‐thaw cycles.

Education and Experience:

• Technical diploma, vocational qualification, or relevant training in a laboratory, biomedical, or health‐science field; a bachelor’s degree is beneficial but not required.
• 1–3 years of experience with frozen specimen handling, biorepository or biobank operations, cold‐chain logistics, laboratory accessioning, or related sample‐management workflows.
• Demonstrated experience with biospecimen accessioning procedures.