Medical Research Tech III- Nandana Lab

About the role

TTUHSC is a nationally recognized institution that provides comprehensive clinical services and educates students. It is committed to fostering a positive and supportive workplace culture.

Responsibilities

• Maintain appropriate documentation related to all experiments (lab notebook), protocols, equipment, safety requirements, inventory, and orders.
• Ensure overall cleanliness and organization of the laboratory and laboratory equipment.
• Order and maintain adequate stocks of all necessary supplies and consumables, with PI's approval.
• Order supplies at appropriate times and in adequate quantities to avoid waste.
• Ensure working condition of all essential laboratory equipment, including freezers, fridges, incubators, gas cylinders, liquid nitrogen storage and others as designated by the PI.
• Works to promptly safeguard research resources (cells, samples, and other perishables) in case of malfunction.
• Takes appropriate measures to remediate malfunctions, working with the department's equipment technician.
• Plans, designs and conducts laboratory experiments.
• Summarize data and assist the PI in data analysis.
• Supervise and aid other research personnel and students in the laboratory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in one of the sciences, or equivalent combination of job-related experience and college education.
• Experience may be substituted for college education on a year for year basis.
• Preferred qualifications include experience in laboratory studies and the mechanisms of progression of prostatic diseases including benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer.
• A B.S. or M.S. in Biology, Biochemistry/Chemistry or Engineering.
• Wet lab research experience.
• Experience and expertise with laboratory techniques used in cell biology and biochemistry research, including isolating extracellular vesicles/exosomes from cells, and working with rodents.