Integral to Garvan, are its Scientific support services and biobanks which contain tissue and blood samples from research projects and consented participants. The Technician is to provide high quality histology and blood processing services, both to researchers within the St Vincent’s Health Innovation Precinct and external collaborators.

ABOUT GARVAN

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia’s largest and most highly regarded MRI’s.
Our vision is global leadership in discoveries to impact and our enduring purpose is to impact human health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome.
We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease.
Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture ‘add’, not culture ‘fit’ and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively.

The key responsibilities include:

• Processing of blood samples collected as part of the biobanks and clinical trials
• Performing general histology such as Specimen reception, tissue processing and embedding, staining, microtomy, cryosectioning and immunohistochemistry.
• The meticulous preparation and labelling of samples
• Aliquoting and snap freezing of the blood samples
• Handling and maintenance of lab equipment
• All general lab duties
• Strict adherence to Study Protocols
• Record Keeping
• Data entry and ensuring its accuracy onto a database
• Contributing to the writing of standard operating procedures and other manuals
• Assistance with research projects
• Assisting other Garvan facilities/labs if required
• Participating in training team and Precinct staff
• Working closely and effectively with small teams, planning and prioritising work to meet all commitments.
• All staff are required to comply with Garvan’s workplace polices (as amended from time to time) and especially Garvan’s Work Health & Safety (WHS) Policy, including working in accordance with the WHS management system at all times, as safety is Garvan’s number one priority.