Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in biology or related field preferred, Empathy, patience, and respect for patients, Superior writing ability and attention to detail, Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word..

Key responsibilities:

Support genetic counseling services for patients regarding genetic tests

Coordinate the genetic testing process among counselors and laboratory locations

Facilitate communication between genetic counselors and client health care providers

Adapt to the evolving needs of the company and collaborate effectively with the team.

Job description

At the Vitrolife Group, we work every day to unlock the full potential of science and technology to reduce the barriers towards building a family. Together we help our customers and their patients to fulfill the dream of having a baby.

We are seeking a genetic counseling assistant (GCA) who is motivated to support patients through their reproductive journey. Vitrolife Group is a global leader in pre-conception genetic testing, providing innovative services to fertility patients trying to build healthy families. The GCA would work in the genetic counseling department, alongside other genetic counseling assistants and genetic counselors. This is a wonderful opportunity to gain experience in genetic counseling and network with other inspiring genetic counselors. This is a full-time, paid position.

This is position pays $26.00 per hour

Responsibilities

Support genetic counseling services to patients for the genetic tests offered by Vitrolife Group, especially for preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M) and preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A).

Help coordinate the genetic testing process among genetic counselors, laboratory locations, and administrators within Vitrolife Group.

Facilitate communication between Vitrolife Group genetic counselors and our client health care providers.

Additional opportunities can be provided depending on interest and performance.

Requirements

Empathy, patience, and respect for patients and their situations

Superior writing ability, attention to detail, problem-solving skills and professionalism

Willingness to change and adapt to the evolving needs of a company

Ability to communicate effectively with both health care providers and patients

Ability to work independently and efficiently, and excellent skills for teamwork and collaboration

Interest in a career path in genetic counseling and/or infertility/ART

Proficiency with Microsoft, including Outlook, Excel, and Word

Bachelor’s degree in biology or related field preferred

A minimum of two years employment commitment

Benefits

401(k) with Employer Match

Medical/Dental/Vision/ GAP insurance

Basic Life and AD&D

Short / Long Term Disability

Critical Illness and Accident Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account

Paid Time Off

10 Paid Holidays

Vitrolife Group is a global provider of medical devices and genetic services. Based on science and advanced research capabilities, we develop services and products for personalised genetic information and medical device products. We support our customers by improving their clinical practice for the patient's outcome of a fertility treatment.

We are currently approximately 1 100 colleagues worldwide, with headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. Vitrolife Group's products and services are available in more than 110 countries through our own presence in 30 countries and a network of distributors. Vitrolife Group is a sustainable market leader and aims to be the preferred partner for IVF-clinics by providing superior products and services with the vision of fulfilling the dream of having a baby. The Vitrolife share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

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