Lab Technician (Hourly) | SOM | Internal Medicine

About the role

A laboratory technician position is available in the Department of Internal Medicine. The successful candidate will be working in the very active and enthusiastic Translational Lung Cancer Research Group. We are seeking a highly motivated individual.

The overarching mission of the Department of Internal Medicine is the pursuit of excellence in an integrated, three-part mission: to provide superior, compassionate and innovative, state of the art clinical care to patients; to conduct and disseminate cutting-edge translational biomedical research and scholarship; and to train the physicians and health care professional leaders of today and tomorrow, thereby educating the community-at-large.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and performing experiments; interacting with students and other laboratory staff
• Support cell culture maintenance and perform molecular biology techniques (e.g., PCR, WB, ICC, cloning)
• Assist with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents
• Maintain equipment, prepare stock solutions and supplies
• Help monitor compliance with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates
• Maintain accurate laboratory notebooks and follow all safety protocols
• Laboratory and instrument maintenance, training and support
• Daily bench work involving lab technical protocols
• Independently handle and maintain advanced instrumentation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Health Science studies, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• General laboratory skills and lab experience
• Demonstrated ability to perform data entry and analysis using Microsoft Excel
• Demonstrated ability to perform tasks with precision and consistency
• Experience working with human cell lines and performing cell transfections, cell viability assays
• Demonstrated independence in performing cloning, western blots, RNA purifications, PCR and real-time PCR and relative quantification analysis
• Knowledge in relevant scientific field, research techniques and methods
• Knowledge of regulatory policies and procedures
• Effective communication skills and a collaborative mindset for a team environment
• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU

Pay

Salary range: $18–$20 per hour

Schedule

• Hours per week: 20
• FLSA exemption status: Non-Exempt
• Flexible work arrangement: Fully onsite

University Job Title: 34051N – Lab/Research Technician 1. Contact: Shelvey Luo, Shelvey.Luo@vcuhealth.org