Research Associate 2, SOM

University of Miami•Miami, FL

About The Position

The Research Associate 2 supports research activities under the direction of a principle investigator, program director or designee of the principle investigator or program director.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field required
Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

Responsibilities

Performs specialized and complex experiments/studies.
Participates in the publication of significant research results.
Advances expertise through education, training, and research.
Writes extramural grants/proposals to gain support when appropriate.
Collects, prepares, analyzes, dissects, and evaluates specimens and tissue cultures.
Weighs and anesthetizes laboratory animals for experiments.
Operates sensitive and highly complex laboratory equipment
Performs calculations to complete research test results.
Performs photography and dark room processing.
Participates in training sessions and workshops.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
Performs specialized lab techniques on all animal samples such as Elisa, immunofluorescence, hematology, electrophoresis, radioimmunoassay, chemistry and others.
Performs calculations to complete tests and reviews laboratory results prior to entry into lab system.
Works independently in these areas.
Preparation of lab solutions for daily work.
Work with laboratory direction on very specialized clinical research projects including literature searches, design, implementation, data collection and interpretation, analysis, and writing.
Work independently, maintain database. These projects will lead to test development for offering in the clinical lab.
Work with laboratory director in designing, calculating and maintaining database of reference intervals.
Attending to issues including client concerns via email/phone, supply requests, assistance in marketing campaigns, send out lab requests, and scanning of reports and lab request documents.
Accessioning of specimens in lab computer.
Separation of received samples to designated testing areas.
Communication with client over specimen conditions and test priorities.
Assists in Maintenance of highly complex instruments, including all daily, weekly and monthly service.
Communicating with lab manager or Sr Research Associate 1 on lab concerns and instrument troubleshooting.