Senior Research Specialist

We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Must only include sections when there is real content. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Intro about CDI: description of organization. Could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" maybe includes description of the role and organization. Could be "About the role" includes description of CDI and role purpose. - Responsibilities: list of duties: "Independently designs and performs experiments, within an assigned project and reviews progress, evaluates results, and develops conclusions. Contributes to determining feasibility of goals and objectives. Assures quality, cost effectiveness, and timeliness of assigned projects. Participates in formulating research methods and suggesting options for improving quality and recommending solutions. Identifies problems and related technical issues and makes recommendations leading to long-term solutions. Performs data collection, screening and verifying data. Analyzes experimental results and interprets and implements research methodology based on outcome of analyses. Manages specialized research laboratory functions. Collaborates with other departments to answer questions or provides advice on research projects and Experiments. Organizes and maintains lab space. Maintains detailed protocols and records of data related to executed laboratory work. Assists in managing general laboratory functions. Trains new personnel and investigators working in the laboratory relating to methods listed above. Appropriate use of equipment necessary to perform these studies, purchase of supplies and reagents necessary for these studies. Other duties and/or projects as assigned. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior." - Requirements/Education etc: "Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required Bachelor's diploma/degree in lab specific field or other relevant area of study. Minimum of 4 or more years of experience. Meticulous record keeping to ensure integrity of the data. Must be able to work independently and have a strong work ethic. Lab specific technical skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms. Must be flexible in work schedule. Must be available to occasionally come to the laboratory on a weekend day for a few hours or stay late in evenings for a given experiment." - Preferred: "Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred Recent Ph.D. (within 2 years) or Master's degree. Experience working in a BSL2/BSL3 lab facility. Experience with small animal handling. Previous experience in lab specific field. Other lab specific." - Licenses and Certifications Required: "Lab specific." Preferred: "Lab specific." Not specific details; maybe we can omit because it's vague "Lab specific." Might be considered filler? It says "Lab specific." That's not substantive detail. Probably we should omit Licenses and Certifications sections because they are not specific. - Pay: "Minimum rate of $50,627.20 Annually" plus explanation about pay transparency. So we have Pay section with that info. - Benefits: "In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits." - Schedule: "Must be flexible in work schedule. Must be available to occasionally come to the laboratory on a weekend day for a few hours or stay late in evenings for a given experiment." That's schedule info. We also have "Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required" and "Preferred". Could combine into Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to these headings. We have: - About the role: description of CDI and role purpose. Could include first paragraph about CDI establishment and role function. - Responsibilities: list of duties. - Requirements: maybe the required education/experience etc. - Qualifications: maybe preferred qualifications? Or we could treat "Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required" as Requirements, and "Preferred" as Qualifications. - Skills: maybe we could extract skills like "Lab specific technical skills, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Proficient computer skills..." but those are already in requirements. Could combine. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we can have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including required education/experience), Qualifications (preferred), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Skills maybe not needed separately if covered. We must not create sections with filler. Ensure each section has substantive content. Let's craft:

About the role

The Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) was established by Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) as an academic basic and translational research enterprise to rapidly translate science innovation to the clinic and improve outcomes for patients with cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmune disease and other acute and chronic diseases. Since its inception in 2019, CDI has grown to 39 labs, 200+ scientists and allied personnel supported by 78 NIH and DoD grants and over 87 other grants and contracts. Areas of expertise include genomics, epigenetics, drug resistance, stem cell biology, drug discovery, diagnostics and biomarker development, rheumatology and pharmacology. The Senior Research Specialist will function under the supervision of a Manager, Associate Member of CDI, assisting in daily laboratory functions and conducting experiments.

Responsibilities

• Independently designs and performs experiments within an assigned project, reviews progress, evaluates results, and develops conclusions.
• Contributes to determining feasibility of goals and objectives.
• Assures quality, cost effectiveness, and timeliness of assigned projects.
• Participates in formulating research methods and suggesting options for improving quality and recommending solutions.
• Identifies problems and related technical issues and makes recommendations leading to long‑term solutions.
• Performs data collection, screening and verifying data.
• Analyzes experimental results and interprets and implements research methodology based on outcome of analyses.
• Manages specialized research laboratory functions.
• Collaborates with other departments to answer questions or provide advice on research projects and experiments.
• Organizes and maintains lab space.
• Maintains detailed protocols and records of data related to executed laboratory work.
• Assists in managing general laboratory functions.
• Trains new personnel and investigators working in the laboratory relating to the methods above.
• Ensures appropriate use of equipment and purchases supplies and reagents necessary for studies.
• Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Requirements

• Bachelor's diploma/degree in a lab‑specific field or other relevant area of study.
• Minimum of 4 or more years of relevant experience.
• Meticulous record keeping to ensure data integrity.
• Ability to work independently with a strong work ethic.
• Lab‑specific technical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills (Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite).
• Flexibility in work schedule, including occasional weekend or evening hours for experiments.

Qualifications

• Recent Ph.D. (within 2 years) or Master's degree preferred.
• Experience working in a BSL2/BSL3 laboratory facility.
• Experience with small animal handling.
• Previous experience in the lab‑specific field.

Benefits

HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package for full‑time and part‑time (20+ hours/week) positions, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

Pay

The posted minimum base pay is $50,627.20 annually, in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act. This figure is a good‑faith estimate of the minimum base pay at time of posting and does not reflect the full value of HMH’s market‑competitive total rewards package.

Schedule

The role requires a flexible work schedule, with occasional availability to come to the laboratory on a weekend day for a few hours or to stay late in the evenings for given experiments.

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