Job Description:
Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.
When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.
WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD:
What You Will Do:
Responsibilities
1. Independently perform daily sample enrollment and documentation activities, including adding new donations into study databases and charting Index testing results in accordance with established research protocols.
2. Review laboratory notifications applying scientific judgment to determine required sample actions and ensure timely follow-up consistent with study requirements.
3. Organize and prepare charting lists, shipping forms, and test result packets to support accurate study documentation.
4. Enter and validate laboratory test results and received dates reconciling missing, pending or inconsistent data through coordination with laboratory partners.
5. Generate routine research reports (Test Result Summary Report (TRSR)/reentry), update tracking tools, and prepare cases for secondary review.
6. Communicate delays, missing results, and reactive or positive findings; troubleshoot routine database or documentation issues within defined guidelines.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in biology, immunology, microbiology, or a related scientific field, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Experience: 1 year of related experience required.
Skills & Abilities: Attention to detail; ability to work on a team
This is on site position at our facility located at 15601 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD.
Physical Requirements
Physical requirements are those present in normal office environment conditions. Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs. Ability to use a personal computer, applicable software, and office equipment for sustained periods of time.
BENEFITS FOR YOU:
As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:
Medical, Dental Vision plans
Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
401K with up to 6% match
Paid Family Leave
Employee Assistance
Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
Service Awards and recognition
The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.
AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.
Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in biology, immunology, microbiology, or related scientific field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Minimum 1 year of related experience
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work on a team
- Ability to use a personal computer and applicable software for sustained periods
- On-site work at facility in Rockville, MD
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What We Do
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
