PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work in fast paced office/laboratory environment. Requires ability to sit or stand for long periods of time. Each employee has the responsibility to work in a safe manner.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATIONS

High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s of Science Degree required or its equivalent in experience. 1 year experience in research and rehabilitation, hospital or therapy required. Nursing assistant experience preferred.

• Conducts technical laboratory procedures and animal research anesthesia, surgery, and postoperative care.
• Records experimental observations.
• Assists in the monitoring of research laboratory inventory and equipment and taking appropriate actions.
• Assist in maintaining the storage of research data.
• Assists in organizing and coordinating of the daily and weekly schedule of procedures to be performed.
• Operates all equipment and devices necessary for the performance of research procedures.
• Assists in the maintenance of the physical environment.
• Performs all necessary surgical procedures, data collection and storage for all GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) research studies.
• Prepares chemical solutions as required for research projects.
• Searches library files for articles and abstracts dealing with various projects.
• Supports physicians and medical staff during human clinical investigations in cardiac catheterization laboratory and operating rooms.
• Support senior and junior faculty members with experimental design, execution, and data analysis in experiments related to cancer research and drug discovery.
• Conduct technical laboratory procedures, tissue culture, biochemistry and molecular biology and maintain detailed records of experimental observations.
• Assist with the ordering and maintaining of laboratory supply inventory, maintenance of lab equipment, maintaining logbooks, and archiving specimens.
• Prepare laboratory animals for surgery, perform surgical and non-surgical procedures as instructed, dose mice, collect tissue and fluid samples for analysis.
• Assist in organizing and coordinating daily and weekly schedules of procedures to be performed and skilled at data analysis software.
• Operates all equipment and devices necessary for the performance of research procedures.
• Assists in the maintenance of the physical environment and adherence to compliance standards.
• Prepare chemical solutions and other reagents as required for research projects.
• Searches for and interprets scientific literature relevant to various projects