Research Scientist

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The College of Pharmacy is looking for a Research Scientist to serve as a member of the Pharmaceutical Sciences team in College Station, TX. This person must be professional, enjoy working in a high-volume environment and be able to apply strong organizational skills while being flexible in their daily routine. This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.

Requirements

• PhD in Biology or related area
• Six years of related experience in a specialized and relevant field of research
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Must be able to work independently as part of a multidisciplinary collaborative team.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Ability to positively and professionally interact with clients and staff
• Working knowledge of office software and instructional programs
• Ability to orally comprehend and express information and use inductive and deductive reasoning

Nice To Haves

• Solid experience in at least several of these disciplines that includes: stem cell, exosome, EVs, organoid, microrna, lncrna, histone, methylation, molecular and cell biology, epigenetics, mouse model, and bioinformatics skills.
• Research experience in metabolic disorders specifically diabetes and obesity
• Significant publications record in high impact journal
• Ability to independently run projects
• Experience in a highly dynamic lab of several postdocs, students, and professional students.
• Experience designing novel experiments and concept in several basic, translational, and clinical projects in metabolic diseases and pregnancy disorders
• Good computer literacy including databases, standard software platforms, sequencing analysis, spread sheets and statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Conducting complex independent research into their field of expertise.
• Utilizes advanced knowledge and skills granted to them by their education and experience to complete research projects in their field of expertise.
• Oversees the preparation and cleaning of worksite.
• Organizes worksite and determines what supplies are necessary to continue research in an effective manner.
• Analyzes research data and summarizes results.
• Writes and may contribute to research papers, articles, and publications.
• Assists with grant acquisition.
• Assist with development and implementation of new experimental procedures, concept, and grants.
• Maintain electronic data base with experimental protocols and laboratory procedures: PowerPoint presentations.
• May assist student researchers, Postdoctoral Research Associates, Assistant Research Scientists, and/or Associate Research Scientists who are working on research related to the project.
• May supervise assigned staff and/or students.
• Prepares presentation materials on research topics that may be presented to small and/or large groups.
• Actively participates in the preparation of required technical progress reports to research sponsors.
• Manuscript preparations in a timely manner.
• Manage overall operations of research laboratory.
• Order and maintain inventories of laboratory supplies, instruments, and basic equipment as needed.
• Coordinates with others for laboratory operations as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Free exercise programs and release time
• All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree