Embryologist

Job Title: Embryologist
Department: Manufacturing/Production
Reports to: Manager
Company: Boviteq
Location: Vierra Dairy Farms
Employment Category: Full Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pay Range: $20.00 - $35.00
SUMMARY
Boviteq California is looking for a motivated embryologist to join our team in providing advanced reproductive services to clients near Hilmar, CA. If you have a passion for advanced reproduction, we have a tremendous team and state-of-the-art facility set on exceeding our clients' expectations. Our current team is made up of a general manager, one veterinarian, chute side technicians, oocyte-searching technicians, four barn staff team members, and two client service representatives. Our donor housing center opened in 2021 and features housing for up to 300 donors, milking capabilities for lactating donors, hydraulic chutes, heated collection area and oocyte searching area, contemporary offices, and an on-site IVF laboratory with services through Boviteq USA.
The selected candidate will assist the veterinarian in day-to-day activities with key responsibilities including grading and loading fresh embryos, thawing of frozen embryos, and oocyte searching, oocyte grading, and loading into maturation tubes. Current OPU days include Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with transfers on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Candidates must be willing to work weekdays and occasional holidays and weekends according to the schedule in place.
Veterinarian technician certification is not required, but if the candidate holds a certification, we will allow for time and money to maintain their certification.
Benefits:

• Health
• dental
• vision
• 401k
• Paid vacation

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Essential duties and responsibilities may include and are not limited to:

• Oocyte searching, grading, and loading into maturation tubes post Ovum pick-up (OPU)
• Embryo grading, loading for fresh transfer and thawing frozen embryos for transfer.
• Occasional searching for embryos posts conventional flush, freezing of conventional embryos and completion of embryo export paperwork.
• Record keeping at OPU, embryo recovery, and embryo transfer, maintain and wash/disinfect equipment for OPU and ET
• Maintaining inventory supplies needed for OPU and ET

REQUIREMENTS:

• HS degree or equivalent with background in dairy/beef industry required. Veterinarian Technician Degree or Degree in Animal Science or Dairy Science preferred.
• 1 to 3+ years of embryology experience; willing to train if a good fit
• High degree of professionalism and desire to connect with clients to ensure best outcomes
• Excellent teamwork and communications skills; fluent in English
• Willing to travel within 200 miles of the OPU center regularly, within the US 3-6 times per year
• Attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Good hand-eye coordination
• Self-starter and willing to work independently if needed

COMPETENCIES:
Attendance
Attendance is essential in demonstrating dependability. A reliable team member is on time for all scheduled shifts and is present as scheduled. Any team member with two or more active steps of discipline for attendance does not meet expectations of position.
Performance
Demonstrates the skills and abilities to perform his or her job. Any team member with two or more active steps of discipline for any combination of disciplinary actions does not meet expectations of position.
Safety
Good judgement is demonstrated at all times to maintain a safe work environment. Any team member with two or more active steps of discipline for safety related incidents does not meet expectations of position.
Training
Current training is an indication of job preparedness from a safety, job skills, and safety perspective. An employee that has completed all training expectations throughout the year as it pertains to his or her job requirements demonstrates that he or she meets the expectations of his or her position. A person that has past due trainings does not meet the expectations of his or her position.
PHYSICAL & MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing. Frequent lifting, and or moving over 50 pounds. Constant use of overall vision and hearing abilities; frequent detail, reading and close up work.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is performed in a field or production environment in connection to agriculture business. Defined on site work schedule. Indoor and outdoor temperatures with varying temperatures and weather may be experienced. Working around slippery and uneven surfaces.
Our company is an equal opportunity employer committed to non-discriminatory employment practices abiding by the regulations as outlined by the EEOC. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.