Research Technician - Rosenzweig Lab

Responsibilities

• Assists with technical procedures and experiments according to specific instructions and protocols.
• May set up laboratory equipment and instrumentation required for the tests, research or process control.
• Provides simple to moderately complex data collection during research studies.
• Records experimental data, collects/tabulates/calculates data.
• Interprets, synthesizes, and analyzes basic data elements.
• Aids in purchasing routine lab supplies, collects receipts, and monitors expenditures.
• May support the care and feeding of animals and cleaning and maintaining cages.
• May interact with, observe, test, and calculate research specimens/subjects.
• May extract data for follow-up, perform inventory control, order supplies and record experiments.
• Performs housekeeping tasks.
• Works closely with staff to understand the principles of compliance, patient confidentiality, and other ethical obligations involved in conducting research.
• Attends/participates in weekly lab meetings, and, as appropriate, institutes, and seminars.
• Serves as a liaison between the research team and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
• Ensures adherence to research protocols and requirements.
• Cleans and performs routine maintenance on equipment.
• Plans and modifies research techniques, procedures, tests, equipment or software.
• May drive to collect human blood samples from clinic (~2 miles drive) and process them in lab.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Associate's degree in Biological/Medical Sciences preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Experience in a large complex health care or academic setting preferred.

Qualifications

• Understanding of medical or laboratory terminology preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate with staff and faculty of all levels preferred.
• Knowledge of University policies and procedures preferred.
• Good organizational skills, detail oriented preferred.
• Sound degree of computer literacy preferred.
• Ability to methodically record data and to analyze data using basic statistics preferred.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate professionalism preferred.