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Fertility Centers of Illinois: EXPERIENCED Embryologist (River North, Chicago)

Chicago, IL
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Job Description

For 1 in 8 couples, the dream of having a child is often challenged by infertility. It's not something we like to talk about but chances are, someone close to you is struggling with this very issue.

At the Fertility Centers of Illinois/IntegraMed Fertility, we believe that every woman, every couple, deserves compassionate care during the fertility treatment process. Bringing together the latest science and best-in-class service, we are doing everything we can to help them achieve their goals. 

Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) is the fastest growing practice in the Chicago area dedicated to providing comprehensive fertility services. Our supportive and personalized approach to fertility care has led us to become one of the largest providers of fertility services in the United States. Our embryology lab specialize in Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis testing, patient and donor egg freezing, donor and gestational carrier services, cutting edge research, and international patients.  Our innovation and experience allows us to serve as a resource lab for other physicians and practices in the Chicagoland area.

We are currently hiring for a full-time, experienced embryologist for our River North IVF laboratory. 

We are located at 900 North Kingsbury in the Chicago River North neighborhood. 

The laboratory is a state of the art, cutting edge, facility offering a full service IVF program including oocyte donation, and fertility preservation.  FCI IVF River North performs ~2000 retrievals and ~1000 frozen transfers per year. 

In the clinic and lab, FCI provides a family-like environment. Dr. Juergen Liebermann, Lab Director, provides the opportunity to work/learn with the best in the industry. 

Dr. Juergen Liebermann's is certified as a High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director through the American Board of Bioanalysis, and has been working in the field of IVF since 1995. In his role as Director of the Embryology Laboratory, he works with eggs, semen and embryos performing various procedures such as in vitro fertilization, egg and embryo vitrification, complex semen analysis/evaluation including surgically derived sperm, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, advanced options for embryo selection for treatment, preimplantation diagnostic testing and screening of human embryos. 

Dr. Lieberman is the author of many textbooks regarding the process of vitrification, and is nationally recognized for his clinical expertise.  Dr. Lieberman is a sought-after author and speaker, and is widely published in the field of reproductive biology.

The full time embryologist responsibilities include egg retrieval, ICSI, embryo assessment, assisted hatching, fresh and frozen embryo transfer, vitrification and thawing of both eggs and embryos, sperm preparation and cryopreservation, quality control and assessment, and data entry. Experience with trophectoderm (PGD) biopsy preferred.

The embryologist is required to participate in weekend and holiday rotations; however, FCI strives to be family friendly with regular hours and excellent benefits.

The Fertility Centers of Illinois offers:

  • An amazing opportunity for you to make a transformative difference in people's lives;
  • Full benefits:  Medical, dental, life, 401K, vision;
  • Discounted parking in River North, Chicago:  $25.00 per month;
  • A very generous PTO policy;
  • Free Annual Wellness Screenings;
  • Free Annual Flu Shots

The preferred candidate:

  • Will have at least two (2) years’ experience in a human IVF laboratory, detail-oriented and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
  • The ability to work as part of a team is essential.
  • Qualified applicants must have a B.S. or M.S. degree in biology, chemistry or a related field.
  • Salary will be commensurate with experience. 
  • All inquiries will be considered in the strictest confidence.
  • FCI IVF River North performs ~2000 retrievals and ~1000 frozen transfers per year. 
  • We have a fun -loving staff and we consider ourselves a "work family".

For more information about FCI, please visit our website at www.FCIonline.com.  

Fertility Centers of Illinois participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a service that verifies authorization to work in the U.S through the U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S Department of Social Security (SSA).

All offers of employment with Fertility Centers of Illinois/Integramed are contingent upon the background check, drug screen and reference check process.

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