Flow Cytometry Technologist III

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a Flow Cytometry Technologist III to join a fast‑paced environment working with clinicians, leadership, and researchers. You will apply advanced flow cytometry expertise to support clinical diagnoses and research goals, operate analyzers and sorters, and help develop new lab procedures.

The role requires a Bachelor's in natural sciences, 5 years of lab experience, and substantial flow cytometry and sorting cytometer operation experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in natural sciences required.
• Five years of laboratory experience required.
• Five years of flow cytometry experience required.
• Two years of experience operating a sorting flow cytometer required.

Responsibilities

• Processes clinical and research samples, operates flow cytometers, and reports results.
• Maintains, troubleshoots, and coordinates repairs for analyzers and sorting flow cytometers.
• Coordinates instrument appointments and maintains the billing database.
• Archives clinical and research data and reanalyzes archived data as needed.
• Assists clinicians and researchers with data analysis for patient reports, manuscripts, and presentations.
• Trains technologists to operate flow cytometers and conducts instrument demonstrations and tours.
• Prepares, acquires, and analyzes specimens, including blood, bone marrow, exudates, and scrapings.
• Reviews quality assurance and quality control documentation and performs assays according to departmental and College of American Pathologists standards.
• Prepares and submits patient reports, archives data daily, and prepares documentation for inspections.
• Maintains reagent and consumable inventory, tracks lot numbers and expiration dates, and performs quality control checks on reagents.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Flow cytometry

Sorting cytometer operation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in natural sciences

Tools

Flow cytometer

Cell sorters

Job description

We’re searching for a Flow Cytometry Technologist III who thrives in a fast-paced environment and collaborates closely with clinicians, department leadership, and research faculty. In this role, the technologist applies advanced flow cytometry expertise to support clinical diagnoses and research goals, operates analyzers and sorters, assists with research techniques, and helps develop new laboratory procedures.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Processes clinical and research samples, operates flow cytometers, and reports results
• Maintains, troubleshoots, and coordinates repairs for analyzers and sorting flow cytometers
• Coordinates instrument appointments and maintains the billing database
• Archives clinical and research data and reanalyzes archived data as needed
• Assists clinicians and researchers with data analysis for patient reports, manuscripts, and presentations
• Trains technologists to operate flow cytometers and conducts instrument demonstrations and tours
• Prepares, acquires, and analyzes specimens, including blood, bone marrow, exudates, and scrapings
• Reviews quality assurance and quality control documentation and performs assays according to departmental and College of American Pathologists standards
• Prepares and submits patient reports, archives data daily, and prepares documentation for inspections
• Maintains reagent and consumable inventory, tracks lot numbers and expiration dates, and performs quality control checks on reagents

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in natural sciences required
• Five years of laboratory experience required
• Five years of flow cytometry experience required
• Two years of experience operating a sorting flow cytometer required

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state‑of‑the‑art facility providing world‑class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after‑hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.