Biorepository Technician

Inova Health System; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement matching 5%

Education assistance and student loan支

Mental health support

Paid time off & parental leave

Job summary

Inova Research Department is seeking a Biorepository Technician to join a dedicated team in a full-time day shift (Mon–Fri, 8:00am–4:30pm). The position is located in Annadale, VA, and supports biobanking and lab workflows.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience with at least 2 years in a biorepository or laboratory, plus relevant certifications and BLS. Join a team focused on high-quality specimen handling and process optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience (4 years).
• 2 years of experience in a biorepository or laboratory.
• Pertinent research certification and human research protections training (CITI/NIH) with BLS; new hires within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Follow all required regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Maintain a compliant biorepository environment for high-quality laboratory processing.
• Provide consultations for new projects and design/execute experiments; generate data and validate assays.
• Develop and manage policies for biobanking, tissue handling, QC work, and biospecimen access.
• Collaborate with study teams across Service Lines to support biobanking needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Biorepository experience

Laboratory experience

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Biorepository Technician

Inova Research Department is looking for a dedicated Biorepository Technician to join the team. This is a full-time Day Shift: Monday to Friday (8:00am-4:30pm). This position is located in Annadale, VA.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and more!

Biorepository Technician Job Responsibilities:

• Following all required regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Maintains a climate of compliance/quality within the biorepository to assure highest quality of laboratory processing.
• Offers consultations for new projects and act as subject matter expert for project planning. Designs and executes laboratory experiments, be responsible for data generation, assay optimization/validation.
• Develops and manages policies, procedures, processes, and protocols for biobanking services that support the research community including tissue handling, quality control (QC) work, and access to biospecimens.
• Works actively with study teams across all Service Lines to support their needs with biobanking services.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in related field (or relevant experience in lieu of degree equivalent to 4 years)
• Experience: 2 years of experience in a biorepository or laboratory
• Certification: Pertinent research certification and human research protections training (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Program, National Institute of Health) 1 month upon hire. Basic Life Support. New hires within 3 months. Current TMs within 6 months