Brain Bank Technician

Laboratory Skills Required

Biological laboratory bench work.

Knowledge of medical terminology.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Be flexible to accommodate special projects that come up regularly and are related to the work.
• Set up, operate, adjust, calibrate, troubleshoot, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment.
• Participate in conducting a battery of laboratory analyses utilizing standard lab methods, on human specimens.
• Isolate, dissect, and prepare specimens for standardized quality assessment/assurance.
• Participate in conducting and monitoring molecular biology experiments, make observations, and calculate and record operational data and complete results to submit for discussions.
• Absorb and process incoming all brain/spinal cord tissue and fluid specimens.
• Assist in a timely shipment of prepared quality assessment/assurance tested banked specimens to the requesting researchers.
• Participate in the research and development scientific processes of the Brain Bank.
• Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-throughput equipment and computer applications to perform work duties.

Qualifications

• Strong database entry skills to accurately enter detailed medical and social history and lab notes.
• Excellent knowledge of word processing tools and spreadsheets (MS Office Word, Excel etc.).
• Excellent interpersonal, written/oral communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to design experiments and troubleshoot technical hurdles independently.
• Typically, such skills are the result of a combination of education (e.g., courses in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related Biological Science area, medical terminology, personal computer operations) and working experience in a research laboratory.
• The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely, without endangering the health or safety of him/herself or others.

Education And/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Biological laboratory bench work. Knowledge of medical terminology is desirable.

Language Skills

Superior command of writing, proofreading, and communicating in the English language.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, etc.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to deal with problems involving multiple variables in non-standard situations.

Physical Demands

• Frequently sit;
• Use hands;
• Talk or hear;
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds;

Work Environment

• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts such as the case of using a paper shredder, copier, or other standard office equipment that contains said parts;
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.