Research Assistant - Department of Oncology

Wayne State University • Detroit, MI

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About The Position

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Research Assistant - Department of Oncology at its Detroit campus location. Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field of study, preferred.
• Entry level (less than a year of job-related experience).
• Experience performing basic research techniques or interacting with human subjects, preferred.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to analyze, summarize and interpret research findings and data in reports and spreadsheets and communicate results.
• Knowledge of scientific integrity principles.
• Excellent time management and organization skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with others in a collaborative environment.
• Microsoft office software skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory based scientific techniques or clinical/population science (human subjects) research.
• Design and perform experiments, recruit participants for studies by developing surveys and interviewing candidates.
• Participate in implementing research objectives, ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory and protocol guidelines.
• Assist staff with experiments/research protocols as required.
• Communicate with principal investigator and Postdoctoral scholars/fellows on the status of research.
• Collect and log laboratory results, clinical outcomes and/or survey data.
• Evaluate and perform data analysis using graphs, charts or tables to highlight the key points of the research results collected in accordance with the research protocols as stipulated.
• Proofread and edit research data and documents to ensure accuracy.
• Assist principal investigator with writing methods and summarizing/organizing data to be used in preparing and presenting presentations for professional, scientific and academic conferences and submittal to academic and scholarly peer-reviewed journals.
• Maintain the laboratory work areas including routine maintenance on laboratory equipment as required.
• Order and organize required research supplies and records.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of work station.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Assist in the day to day duties of the Biobanking and Correlative Sciences Core including data management, consenting participants, biospecimen processing, and benchwork.
• Less than 40% of the position time is spent on Isolating Plasma and, PBMCs and RNA from whole blood and bone marrow for the biobank.
• Less than 40% of the position time is spent performing basic histology techniques, including paraffin embedding of tissue, tissue sectioning, and immunohistochemistry.
• Maintain accurate research logs and paperwork.
• Work with a team on large multi-part research projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree