Covance is  currently recruiting for Histotechs to join our global team in Indianapolis, IN!

Interested in a challenging new career with advancement opportunities?  Interested in making a difference in the lives of millions?  We are looking for a Histotech I to grow with team in our expanding lab.  Covance is a leading supplier of drug development services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. We partner with innovative companies, offering valuable services in all phases of the drug development process.  

Want to know what it's like to work at Covance?  Click on the link below to see: 

https://inside.covance.com/medtech

If this opportunity sounds challenging and exciting to you, check out the duties and responsibilities:

• Trim wet tissues
• Embed tissues into paraffin
• Tissue staining techniques
• Microtomy
• Performs basic duties of necropsy and/ or basic duties of histology
• Special staining (manual and automated). 
• Digital imaging of stained slides. 
• Research/troubleshoot samples and responding to emails regarding sample status and queries

•  Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry AND successful completion of an accredited Histotechnician or Histotechnology program within the last 5 years 

OR

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours(45 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry AND one year full time acceptable experience in histopathology laboratory within the last ten years, under the supervision of a pathologist or an appropriately board certified medical scientist.

**ASCP HT certification preferred 

• At least 1 full year of histotech experience under the supervision of a pathologist.
• Strong microtomy skills
• Strong embedding skills
• Strong special staining skills
• Some tissue grossing a plus