Job Title: Histology Technician
Location: Onsite (Detroit, MI)
Shift Hours:
• Afternoon Shift: 3pm-11:30pm; M-F
Schedule Notes:
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Interview: 30 minutes MS Teams
• Required Experience: 4 -5 years
• Education: Associates Degree or Bachelor’s
• Certifications: HT or HTL and BLS
General Info
• Date Start: 05/17/2026
• Date End: 08/21/2026
Job Summary:
- Under limited supervision performs routine techniques on surgical, autopsy, and research tissue according to standardized procedures.
• Operates and maintains laboratory instruments and equipment required to perform analysis
Principle Duties And Responsibilities:
• Cuts surgical, autopsy, research and neuropathology tissue using a rotary microtome.
• Embeds surgical, autopsy, research, and neuropathology tissue.
• Stains, coverslips and labels surgical, autopsy, research and neuropathology tissue.
• Under supervision, performs special stains according to standardized procedures.
• Maintains all equipment and instruments.
• May demonstrate work to help onboard others.
• Mixes and maintains all solutions including stains and special fixatives.
• Maintains and records all QC, CAP, QA instrument function and maintenance records.
• Maintains a current inventory of all reagents and supplies.
• Adheres to Standard Work for all job duties and reports deviations for correction.
• Participates in data collection and quality improvement efforts.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Required Skills & Experience:
• Vision Near Acuity: Ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less.
• Depth Perception: Ability to judge distance and space relationships.
• Accommodation: Ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus.
• Color Vision: Ability to distinguish and identify different colors necessary to perform job functions.
Required Education:
• Completion of an Associate’s Degree with coursework in Anatomy, Biology, and/or Chemistry, OR
• Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree program in medical technology, medical laboratory sciences, clinical laboratory sciences, Chemistry, Microbiology, or Biology, OR
• A High School Diploma or G.E.D. with two years of relevant laboratory experience in a work, academic, or volunteer capacity.
• Coursework completed outside of the US must be verified as by a NACES approved credential evaluation service.
Preferred Certification & Licensure:
• HT(ASCP) certification preferred
Why work with us? We are a woman-owned company that values your ideas, encourages your growth, and always has your back. When you work with us you’ll have training opportunities, flexible/remote work options, growth opportunities, 401K and competitive pay. Apply today! We are an EOE, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. https://www.optechus.com/eeo_self_identification/