Senior Embryologist

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Senior Embryologist to join a leading healthcare organization in Dubai. The successful candidate will be responsible for advanced embryology laboratory activities and will contribute to the delivery of high-quality IVF and ART services.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform and supervise day-to-day embryology laboratory activities.
  
• Handle and assess astrocytes, sperm and embryos according to established laboratory protocols.
  
• Perform IVF and ICSI procedures.
  
• Assess fertilization and embryo development.
  
• Perform embryo grading and selection.
  
• Support fresh and frozen embryo transfer cycles.
  
• Perform cryopreservation and thawing of embryos and gametes.
  
• Maintain accurate laboratory records and traceability documentation.
  
• Monitor laboratory quality-control parameters.
  
• Ensure compliance with laboratory safety, quality and infection-control procedures.
  
• Participate in the development and implementation of laboratory SOPs.
  
• Support junior embryologists and laboratory staff.
  
• Work closely with reproductive medicine physicians and other members of the IVF team.
  
• Participate in quality improvement, audit and laboratory performance monitoring.
  

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Embryology, Clinical Embryology, Reproductive Biology, Biomedical Science or a related discipline.
  
• Relevant professional training in clinical embryology/ART.
  
• Significant experience working in an IVF laboratory.
  
• Strong practical experience with IVF and ICSI.
  
• Experience with embryo culture, assessment and cryopreservation.
  
• Strong understanding of laboratory quality-control and traceability systems.
  
• Candidates should meet the applicable Saudi professional/regulatory requirements for their profession.
  

Preferred Experience

Experience with:

• ICSI
  
• Embryo biopsy/PGT
  
• Vitrification
  
• Embryo culture
  
• Blastocysts culture
  
• Time-lapse embryo assessment
  
• Fertility preservation
  
• Quality management systems
  
• IVF laboratory leadership