Professional Services Embryologist bei Trans Ova Genetics LC

Trans Ova Genetics has an exciting opportunity to join the team as a traveling Professional Services Embryologist in Bryan, Texas! Our ideal candidate for this position is someone who is passionate about livestock, reproductive technology, and thrives off client satisfaction. In this role, you would have the opportunity to apply embryology on farm. The Professional Services Embryologist plays a vital role in the success of our on-farm trips by providing laboratory support for services such as OPUs, embryo transfers, and flush procedures. This position also assists with chute side procedures and in-clinic laboratory procedures. It is critical for this role to build and maintain relationships with our clients.  

Trans Ova Genetics provides in-depth training that provides a solid foundation prior to supporting client production. As a member of this team, day trips with occasional overnight stays would be required throughout Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. This full-time opportunity is available immediately and offers benefits such as flexible scheduling, paid time off, 401K, insurance, and many other amazing perks!

This position will require you to live in or near Bryan, Texas and be open to travel.  

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates trips to other Trans Ova satellites and on farm.
• Maintains professional relationships with Trans Ova clients, including following up and calling on clients to reflect Trans Ova’s industry position.  
• Assist veterinarians or technicians with fresh and frozen embryo transfers.  
• Sets up filters, medias and supplies used during the collection of embryos.
• Prepares, sets up, and organizes work area for oocyte searching and evaluation for IVF.  
• Prepares search, holding, wash and freezing media.
• Appropriately rinses, searches, washes, and accurately grades conventional embryos according to IETS protocols.
• Grading IVF embryos for fresh transfers or to freeze embryos for storage in liquid nitrogen.  
• Maintains good laboratory techniques and follows lab protocol.  
• Monitors and records temperatures, lot numbers, and other appropriate information.
• Appropriately labels straws, canes and goblets according to Trans Ova policy and IETS protocol.
• Completes documentation of pertinent information in daily log book to record accurate records.
• Monitors and fills nitrogen storage tanks when needed.
• Communicates openly and honestly with sales, marketing, production team members, recipient herdsman and embryologist manager.
• Inputs data from flushes and transfers on farm.
• Records incoming and outing embryos to maintain embryo inventories.  

Requirements:

• B.S. in Agricultural related studies or Biology or a Veterinary Technician degree.
• Ability to travel during seasonal spikes (February – June, November, and December) up to five days a week. 
• Ability to put in long days (up to 14 hours) and overnight travel during the seasonal spikes.   

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