About the Role
Every day, the donors you meet will motivate you. The high-quality plasma you collect will become life-changing medicines. This role requires a commitment to customer service and quality. You will report to the Plasma Center Manager and will perform as a plasma donor screener and perform phlebotomy to support plasma center operations. Position will be based out of our brand new plasma donation facility opening October 2025.
Responsibilities
- Answer phones, greet and focus on donors, while ensuring the safety of donors and our team.
- Screen new and repeat donors and take and record donor vital signs and finger stick results.
- Use the Donor Information System, prepare donor charts, maintain accurate records, and coordinate donor compensation.
- Identify operational opportunities for continuous improvement and initiate changes to center processes using company approved procedures.
- Work a variety of shifts, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to walk and/or stand for the entire work shift
- Ability to lean, bend, stoop, crouch, and reach above shoulders and below knees
- Ability to lift to 5 lbs., and occasional lifting of materials up to 32 lbs. and rarely 50 lbs.
- Fine motor coordination, depth perception, and ability to hear equipment from a distance
- 90% of work tasks require prolonged glove wear due to potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens (risk level 1)
- 1 or more years minimum experience working in a customer or patient facing role is helpful
Location
- USA - NY - Rochester
Work Type
- Part time
- Employee
- Regular
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- Starting Hourly Wage: $18.00
Benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Medical/dental
- Family leave
- Disability insurance
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- 401(k) plan and company match
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid volunteer time off
- Company holidays
- Well-being benefits
- Up to 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Up to 120 hours of paid vacation for new hires
About the Company
- At BioLife, we know that flexibility matters—especially for those balancing multiple commitments. That’s why we’re dedicated to creating meaningful part-time opportunities for our team.
- This role is truly part-time, with most shifts lasting 4 to 6 hours per day, 3 or more days per week—designed to fit your life.
- Our patients depend on the plasma we collect, so reliability during scheduled hours is greatly valued.
- Whether someone is looking for extra income, valuable experience, or a schedule that fits a busy life—BioLife welcomes part-time team members just like you.
- Every day at Takeda, we feel good knowing that what we do helps improve the lives of patients with rare diseases.
- At BioLife, while you focus on our donors, we will support you. We offer a purpose you can believe in, a team you can count on, opportunities for career growth, and a comprehensive benefits program to include retirement benefits, medical/dental, family leave, disability insurance and more, all in a fast-paced, friendly environment.
- At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs.
- Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
- Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do.
- We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to provide Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
- Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do.
- We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine.
- Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.
- At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own.
Equal Opportunity
- Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
- Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.
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