Matched Unrelated Donor (MUD) Search Technologist - Histocompatibility Laboratory (HLA)
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7275708 (Ref:10026906)
Posted: August 27, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $41.92 - $64.97 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
MUD Search Technologist - Histocompatibility Laboratory (Full-Time, Days)
Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Seeking a skilled Matched Unrelated Donor (MUD) Search Technologist for a full time days position, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm. Utilize Medical Technology expertise to coordinate unrelated donor searches for transplant patients, working closely with medical and nursing teams, HLA Lab staff, and Marrow Donor Financial Specialist.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Oversee the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) search process for potential donors, ensuring thorough documentation of each step.
- Access databases such as NMDP and other registries to find optimal matches for transplant patients, employing Trans Link or manual methods when necessary.
- Utilize deep understanding of HLA typing processes to identify matches, considering factors such as family inheritance patterns, testing methods, and confirmatory typing.
- Devise search strategies based on antigen groups, cross-reactive antigens, and common associations among DR antigens and alleles to optimize donor selection.
- Respond to challenging searches by conducting timely repeat typing, running customized search lists, and referencing available literature to ensure accurate matching.
- Request potential donor samples, coordinates receipt with laboratories, troubleshoots sample issues, and communicates effectively with stakeholders to ensure continuity of patient care.
Your qualifications should include:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- One year related experience as a Medical Technologist, or from a clinical hematopoietic transplant environment.
- State of California license for any of the following:
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist (generalist)
- California Clinical Histocompatibility Scientist (limited)
- Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist (limited)
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, pleaseclick here.
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Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $41.92 - $64.97 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
