Research Associate II - Heart Institute - Ciullo Lab
About The Position
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a highly-ranked institution, recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2025-2026” rankings. The Smidt Heart Institute is dedicated to advancing heart disease research and providing top-tier patient care. Dr. Alessandra Ciullo’s laboratory within the Smidt Heart Institute focuses on innovative cardiovascular research, including extracellular vesicles, small noncoding RNAs, cardiac regeneration, and disease mechanisms like arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to translational research in a leading cardiovascular discovery center.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a Science or related field is required.
- At least one (1) year of research laboratory experience in the area of specialization is required.
- Familiar with routine laboratory procedures, experimental protocols, and overall lab organization.
- Excellent organization and problem-solving skills, meticulous, and self-motivated with the ability to multitask.
- Ability to work closely and effectively within a team environment, with the ability to work well independently on specified projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills for interaction with peers and other scientists in the research team as well as with the administrative team within the Center.
- Ability to simultaneously manage multiple clerical trials, and attention to details.
- Applicants must be highly motivated and able to work independently.
Nice To Haves
- Mammalian tissue culture experience.
Responsibilities
- Conducting routine production of biologic product(s) including media preparation, cell culture, cell counting, formulation, centrifugation and freezing.
- Contributes to general maintenance of the laboratory, equipment and supplies.
- Assist with animal husbandry.
- Participate in experimental designs, in vitro and in vivo data collection and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to use sterile technique.
- Performs a variety of increasingly complex experimental protocols and procedures and assist in the design of new complex or unusual protocols and techniques.
- Maintains lab equipment and related records and may coordinate use of lab equipment.
- Assists in the operation of specialized equipment, as required by the area of research.
- Assists new research fellows and research scientists to day-to-day lab operations and routine procedures.
- Meticulous lab bookkeeping.
- Good communication skills.
- Preforming a variety of routine experimental protocols and procedures to support the objectives of one or more laboratory research projects.
- Assists in the operation of specialized equipment and machinery.
- Keeps accurate and detailed project records of experiments and results.
- Observes and follows safety standards and procedures.
- Animal colony management, animal treatment and dosing.
- RNA isolation and qPCR, immunohistochemistry, microscopy, western blots.
- Keeping notes, ordering reagents and maintaining records.
- Participation in laboratory meetings, keeping laboratory notebooks, performing calculations, tabulating data, summarizing methods and results of related experiments.
- Order supplies and maintain inventories, prepare chemical solutions and culture media, maintain general lab cleanliness and perform other work-related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Access to groundbreaking biomedical research facilities
- World-class medical education programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
