Flow Cytometry Technologist, Sr. | School of Medicine - Pediatrics, Innovation Research
About The Position
Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community. This role assists a flow cytometry facility and may supervise laboratory personnel. It provides essential cell-sorting services to researchers, including the handling of potentially biohazardous samples. The position involves routine maintenance and troubleshooting of instruments, establishing user authorization programs, and developing comprehensive flow cytometry training programs. The Flow Cytometry Technologist, Sr. serves as a key technical and scientific resource, offering expertise in experimental design, sample preparation, and protocol development for a diverse user base across multiple scientific disciplines. This includes interfacing with equipment field service engineers, managing maintenance contracts, assisting with budgets, preparing billing statements, balancing accounts, and supporting grant applications with data presentation and facility descriptions. Additionally, the role involves maintaining the core laboratory website.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in a biological science or medical technology and one year of related experience, OR an equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.
- Demonstrated expertise in immunophenotyping and flow cytometry, with documentation in the form of a portfolio of previous work.
Responsibilities
- Assists a flow cytometry facility and may supervise laboratory personnel.
- Provides cell-sorting services to researchers to include sorting of potentially biohazardous samples.
- Handles routine maintenance of instruments, including troubleshooting and repair of electronics, fluids, lasers, and computer components.
- Establishes and maintains a program to authorize use of instruments by independent researchers.
- Develops basic and advanced flow cytometry training programs.
- Serves as a key resource in technical and scientific areas related to scientific consulting services, including experimental design, sample preparation, and protocol development for a diverse array of users from multiple disciplines, including immunology, oncology, biochemistry, hematology, and pathology.
- Interfaces with equipment field service engineers, and ensures compliance with relevant maintenance contracts.
- Assists with budgets, prepares billing statements and balances accounts.
- Provides support for grant applications by assisting with data presentation and facility descriptions.
- Maintains core laboratory web site, to include information on recharge rates, online scheduling, scientific protocols, and links to other related web sites.
- Performs responsibilities as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
