Tissue Technician I at Veracyte

Ideal for someone with a high school diploma and at least one year of laboratory experience who is comfortable handling clinical specimens. A degree in life sci

Work type: onsite

Location: San Diego, California, United States

Salary: $24 – $27/hr

Type: Full-time

Summary

Ideal for someone with a high school diploma and at least one year of laboratory experience who is comfortable handling clinical specimens. A degree in life sciences is preferred but not required for this bench-level support role. **What makes it worth a look...** Veracyte offers a competitive hourly wage of $24 to $27 for this on-site role in San Diego. The position involves working within a collaborative laboratory environment focused on diagnostic cancer testing. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have hands-on experience processing and reconciling biological samples. * Can accurately input patient data into a Laboratory Information System. * Are skilled at following strict quality systems and safety protocols. * Possess basic technical proficiency with Microsoft Office software.

Job Description

At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.

Our Values:

We Seek A Better Way: We innovate boldly, learn from our setbacks, and are resilient in our pursuit to transform cancer care

We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, commit to quality, and bring fun to our hard work

We Are Stronger Together: We collaborate openly, seek to understand, and celebrate our wins

We Care Deeply: We embrace our differences, do the right thing, and encourage each other

### The Position:

The Tissue Technician I primary responsibility is to assist histology with specimen processing in the clinical laboratory. This may include receiving specimens, ensuring accurate entry into the Laboratory Information System (LIS), and /or preparing samples for testing and analysis. Maintains flexibility regarding work schedule including section assignment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

The Tissue Technician I is responsible for specimen reconciling, sample return, and ensuring quality throughout the pre-analytical processes; other duties as assigned

Multi-tasking efficiently, maintaining flexibility, and working as a team player will be critical while processing samples according to multiple workflows and maintaining established turnaround times

Capable of identifying specimen processing problems that may adversely affect the reporting of test results and immediately notify the supervisor

Complete other related administrative duties, including copying, filing and data entry

Maintain supply inventory logs - materials and laboratory supplies

Take ownership and accountability of ensuring the highest quality of internal/external customer service

Participates in projects, research, and validation activities as assigned.

Perform all duties according to guidelines outlined within the quality systems

Compliant with company policies, procedures, safety requirements and regulations

### Who You Are:

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma required; a four-year degree in life sciences preferred

Minimum of 1 year experience in a laboratory setting desirable

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to collaborate with peers

Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office, data entry, and use of laboratory information systems

Ability to follow detailed instructions and maintain accurate records

Ability to work with moderate supervision and exercise good judgment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Exposure to general office and laboratory environment conditions

Handling and disposing of hazardous non-hazardous laboratory materials

Repetitive movement of fingers, hands, arms and legs

Manual dexterity and visual acuity for handling and processing specimens

Sitting, walking, standing, bending, talking and hearing

Ability to wear personal protective equipment, including gloves, lab coats, and safety glasses

Occasionally required to lift to 25 pounds

#LI-Onsite

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience, skillset, geographic location, industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Pay range
$24—$27 USD

### What We Can Offer You

Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.

### About Veracyte

Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our Veracyte Diagnostics Platform delivers high-performing cancer tests that are fueled by broad genomic and clinical data, deep bioinformatic and AI capabilities, and a powerful evidence-generation engine, which ultimately drives durable reimbursement and guideline inclusion for our tests, along with new insights to support continued innovation and pipeline development. For more information, please visit [www.veracyte.com](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracyte.com%2F&esheet=54340020&newsitemid=20251015446872&lan=en-US&anchor=www.veracyte.com&index=5&md5=4d48386b00ece1531372e2e593d7cd2d) or follow us on [LinkedIn](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fveracyte%2F&esheet=54340020&newsitemid=20251015446872&lan=en-US&anchor=LinkedIn&index=6&md5=234cba826cb637f449d2722139f551ef) or [X (Twitter)](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fveracyte%3Fs%3D11&esheet=54340020&newsitemid=20251015446872&lan=en-US&anchor=X+%28Twitter%29&index=7&md5=20ead95735af622bf261b20735515b66).

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