Life Sciences Research Assistant - Kidney Stone Research Program

PAVIR • Stanford, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR) is seeking a part-time Life Sciences Research Assistant. The Life Sciences Research Assistant will have two scientific responsibilities in the Pao Laboratory and Kidney Stone Research Program. First, they will maintain transgenic mouse colonies and conduct metabolic studies in mice. Second, they will recruit candidates for clinical research studies through in-person or telephone visits. This is a part-time, 0-29 hours/week, position, located in Palo Alto, CA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 1 year of patient recruitment experience
• 1 year of laboratory bench work and mouse colony management

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Biology
• Previous experience and training in general lab skills such as micro-pipetting, cell culture, PCR analysis, western blotting, microscopy, and mouse colony breeding and management is strongly desired
• Strong knowledge with molecular biology, protein chemistry, renal physiology, and biochemistry is preferred
• Ability to analyze scientific data and problem solve experiments including routine calculations of dilution factors and solution concentrations is desired
• Excellent record keeping skills to maintain research notebook with day-to-day experiment procedures and results
• Previous experience with writing research protocols and complying with laboratory safety rules and procedures
• Previous experience with recruitment of candidates for clinical research studies
• Strong knowledge and training with informed consent process and maintenance of proper documentation for study and regulatory records (including Institutional Review Board submissions)
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) for teamwork and collaboration with other lab and research personnel
• Previous experience with data analysis, including MS Word, GraphPad Prism, and Excel is preferred

Responsibilities

• Recruitment of candidates and provision of informed consent process for clinical research studies
• Experiments with cell culture, molecular biology, and animal physiology
• Breeding and maintenance of mouse colony and manage lab duties (ordering, management of protocols, breeding records)
• Other tasks as assigned

Benefits

• Sick pay policies
• 401(k) with a fully vested 6% company match and 3% profit share
• Commuter benefits
• Wellness program
• Employee assistance program
• Professional development training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level