Research Associate III - Sasine Lab - Department of Medicine
About The Position
The Principal Investigator, Joshua Sasine, MD, PhD, is seeking a Research Associate III to join the Sasine Lab within the Department of Medicine. This role provides technical and/or administrative support in a lab focused on developing new treatments for blood cancers. The lab's research areas include generating novel Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for cancer and understanding the effects of the microenvironment on immune cell therapy and cancer. The Research Associate III will work under general guidance, potentially taking on supervisory activities, administrative leadership, and technical expertise. This position may involve developing hypotheses, assisting in research planning, reviewing literature, coordinating lab and clinical activities, managing budgets, preparing grant proposals, and creating presentations. The role is not responsible for generating grant funds.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences is required.
- Three (3) year of research laboratory experience is required.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organization skills and thoroughness in work.
- Works well independently with minimal direction; works well with others, and able to multitask.
- Must possess digital literacy.
- Strong interpersonal skills for interaction with peers, patients, physicians, and other customers of the medical center.
Responsibilities
- Provides miscellaneous clinical/research support (ad hoc data analysis, hypothesis development, programming, troubleshooting, etc.).
- Organizes clinical/research trials in conjunction with the Principal Investigator and sponsor and/or funding source.
- Monitors and ensures compliance with safety standards and procedures.
- Analyzes data and prepares scientific findings for publication as author or co-author.
- May make independent presentations.
- May provide system administration and maintenance for the local workstation network.
- Leads and trains Research Lab Assistants, Research Fellow, lower level Research Associates, and other related support staff and may be requested by PI to take on specific supervisory activities.
- Orients new Research Fellows and/or Research Scientists to day-to-day lab operations and procedures.
- Operates and maintains equipment and instruments.
- Orders reagents and maintains records of orders.
- Assists with animal husbandry.
- Perform lab maintenance duties, including glassware cleaning and sterilization.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
