OneOncology · 1 day ago
Research Tissue Coordinator
TNO - Nashville Research | Nashville, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expOneOncology is one of the nation’s largest community-based cancer care specialists, focused on providing high-quality cancer care and clinical research expertise. The Clinical Research Tissue Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the collection, processing, documentation, storage, and shipment of biospecimens for oncology clinical trials, ensuring compliance with protocols and regulatory standards.
Health CareOncology
Responsibilities
Coordinates the collection of protocol-required biospecimens (e.g., tumor tissue, blood, bone marrow, other biological samples) for oncology clinical trials
Verifies specimen requirements including collection timepoints, volume, preservatives, temperature, and processing timelines
Ensures specimen are collected, processed, labeled, and stored according to protocol, laboratory and pathology manuals, and institutional policies
Labels, receives, and processes samples (blood, urine, tissue, etc.) for clinical trials per specific protocol guidelines to include logging samples into and out of the department
Performs quality checks to ensure specimen integrity and completeness prior to shipment
Ensures appropriate packaging, labeling, and courier scheduling for ambient, refrigerated, frozen, or cryogenic shipments
Communicates shipment status and resolves issues related to delayed, rejected, or compromised specimens
Requests, receives, and returns tissue samples from external pathology facilities
Records all data in specific forms per GCP/GDP (Good Clinical Practice/Good Documentation Practice) and protocol requirements
Identifies, documents, and escalates specimen-related deviation or noncompliance, and participates in root cause analysis and corrective/preventative action (CAPA) activities related to tissue errors as needed
Manages inventory of clinical trial supplies and kits, as well as departmental supplies
Coordinates timely ordering and replacement of kits to avoid delays in specimen collection
Ensures proper storage and expiration monitoring of kits and reagents
May serve as an assistant to investigators during dissections or surgery
Maintains laboratory and surgical areas with proper aseptic techniques
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma required
Valid Driver's License required
Minimum of 1 year experience in clinical research, laboratory operations, pathology, or biospecimen management required
Preferred
Associate degree or higher preferred
Experience working with pathology or histology specimens (e.g., FFPE blocks, slides) preferred
Benefits
Travel mileage to be reimbursed with properly filled out expense form.
Company
OneOncology
OneOncology is a partnership of oncologists and industry leading experts driving the future of community-based cancer care in the US. It is a sub-organization of General Atlantic.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Cencora
2025-12-12Acquired
2023-04-20Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Davey Daniel
Chief Medical Officer
Recent News
2026-01-05
2025-12-18
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