Histology Technician – Onsite Dover, DE (5+ yrs exp)

snainternational; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

SNA International seeks a bright Histology Technician with five years of histology lab experience to join the Armed Forces Medical Examiner’s System in Dover, DE. This is a 100% onsite role.

The successful candidate will handle tissue processing, embedding, microtomy, staining, coverslipping, and QC under AFMES accreditation standards, while documenting all procedures and maintaining compliance. U.S. citizenship and NAC-I readiness required.

Qualifications

• At least five years of histology laboratory experience.
• US citizenship and ability to pass NAC-I background check.
• Experience with processing, embedding, microtomy, staining, and QC of histology samples.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office for documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare slides for microscopic evaluation and adhere to policies.
• Process paperwork for accessioning and reporting.
• Ensure proper tissue processing and embedding in paraffin.
• Perform microtomy of tissue and prepare slides for H&E staining.
• Cover slip slides manually or with automation; QC tissue processing.
• Dispose of signed-out tissue and maintain laboratory accreditation standards.
• Maintain Histology lab and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Histology techniques

Data entry

Documentation

Administrative typing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Windows OS

Job description

SNA International seeks a bright Histology Technician with five years of histology lab experience to join the Armed Forces Medical Examiner’s System in Dover, DE. This is a 100% onsite role.

The successful candidate will handle tissue processing, embedding, microtomy, staining, coverslipping, and QC under AFMES accreditation standards, while documenting all procedures and maintaining compliance. U.S. citizenship and NAC-I readiness required.