Research Assistant- CP Lab

Responsibilities

• Receives, processes, and logs patient samples for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM).
• Assists with answering the phone, checking voicemail or email messages which involve helping clients with questions or needs related to results.
• Conducts routine drug analysis for the TDM services and research projects including daily assessment of instrument performance, instrument maintenance, review of the quality control data, assessing, loading results to the database, notifying the clinical pharmacologist of readiness, and reporting results to clients.
• Aids in laboratory logistics, including the basic maintenance of the equipment, and keeping the TDM area clean and organized.
• Aids in the supply inventory for the TDM area.
• Assists with routine responsibilities such as handling chemicals and autoclave waste, cleaning glassware, and performing other miscellaneous supportive activities.
• Collects data/samples related to research and in routine cases from the TDM database. This includes assisting on record, compiling, processing, analyzing data/samples and preparing/sending the report as part of the publication process.
• Responsible for the HPLC analysis of TDM samples. This includes preparing the materials, reagents, solutions, calibration curves, and controls for the analysis. Also, setting up the instrument and preparing the report for the results.
• Aids in the preparation of protocols for equipment/instrumentation on the TDM area and the database. This responsibility involves training the TDM personnel on those protocols.

Qualifications

• Level I: Bachelor’s degree in a related field - no experience required.
• Level II: Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2 years of experience in research practices and protocols relevant to the position. Substitutions allowed for experience when a candidate has the required education, but lacks the required experience, they may normally apply additional appropriate education toward the experience requirement, at a rate of one (1) year relevant education per year of required experience.