Location: Hyde Park Campus Job Description: - Utilizes research methods requiring a high degree of proficiency to achieve established research objectives. Evaluates existing methods and objectives and investigates, develops, and implements solutions to problems.
- Organizes data into a professional format, performs data reconstruction and analysis, summarizes results, and presents data to PI. Effectively communicates, coordinates, and troubleshoots team-based research efforts through participation in laboratory and research meetings. May collaborate with clinical and basic scientists in other labs. Represents the PI as needed.
- Maintains clear, accurate, complete, and timely reports of experiments.
- Supervises and trains medical students and other laboratory volunteers and staff in research techniques, instruments, laboratory methods, procedures, and safety.
- Manage the day-to-day activities and the overall workflow of projects. Leads in lab maintenance, establishing lab safety protocols, and coordinating project and lab personnel schedules
- Helps monitor compliance with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives, and mandates.
- Drafts manuscripts for submission and prepares grants for submission.
- Assists PI with publications. May attend investigator meetings and seminars as directed by the PI.
- May recruit and schedule research subjects.
- Applies research principles and relevant subject matter knowledge relevant to administer a research project. With a moderate level of direction, manages lab and/or research-related duties and tasks. Helps develop, design and conduct research projects according to plan.
- Supports data collection and analytical needs of research projects. Conducts literature reviews and helps write reports and manuscripts. Ensures project compliance with different policies, procedures, directives, and mandates.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Preferred Qualifications Education: - Bachelorâ™s Degree in a relevant field.
Preferred Competencies - Advanced knowledge in relevant scientific field
- Advanced knowledge of research techniques or methods
- Knowledge of regulatory policies and procedures
- Problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Ability to learn new research techniques or methods
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Familiarity with grant preparation
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of scientific applications and equipment
- Ability to train others
- History of peer-reviewed publications in relevant field
Application Documents - Resume (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
- Reference contact information (required)
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