Specimen Processing Specialist I — Lab Tech

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & vision insurance

Dental insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Specimen Processing Services Specialist I within Pathology. The role involves processing specimens, preparing bone marrow smears, and maintaining equipment for on-site work.

The schedule runs Monday–Friday, 12:00 PM–8:30 PM at the Downtown South Lake Union Campus. The position emphasizes accurate data handling, lab procedures, and collaboration with technologists and supervisors to ensure quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or the equivalent.
• Computer/keyboard proficiency
• Attention to detail
• Ability to communicate verbally in person, on the phone and in writing in a clear, concise, and professional manner

Responsibilities

• Receive, accession, and process various specimens according to protocol and in a timely manner
• Correctly identify testing location for specimens
• Perform tasks related to bone marrow aspirate smears, touch preps, and peripheral blood smears, including preparation, staining, and quality check
• Perform slide scanning tasks, including cleaning slides, loading slides on the scanner, importing data into a database, accurately labeling image files
• Monitor and maintain equipment such as refrigerators, freezers, centrifuges, and water baths
• Triage phone calls
• Load tissue processors and complete daily laboratory shut down activities
• Consult with technologists, supervisor and/or manager regarding problematic samples

Skills

Computer/keyboard proficiency

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Some college coursework in laboratory science

Washington state MA/Phlebotomist certification

Phlebotomy training completion

Tools

Laboratory information systems

Job description

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Specimen Processing Services Specialist I within Pathology. The role involves processing specimens, preparing bone marrow smears, and maintaining equipment for on-site work.

The schedule runs Monday–Friday, 12:00 PM–8:30 PM at the Downtown South Lake Union Campus. The position emphasizes accurate data handling, lab procedures, and collaboration with technologists and supervisors to ensure quality and efficiency.