Senior Research Assistant
About The Position
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a leading institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention. Within the Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences division, the goal is to keep people in a state of health and wellness by preventing disease development and reducing the need for treatment. The Senior Research Assistant plays a critical role in advancing this mission through biomarker discovery, laboratory research, and scientific collaboration. The primary purpose of the Senior Research Assistant position is to perform a variety of complex sample preparation and analysis procedures to quantitatively measure biomarkers of disease in a variety of human samples such as plasma, serum, and cells, using a variety of technological platforms.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in one of the Natural Sciences or a related field
- Three years of scientific or experimental research work experience or one year of required experience with a preferred degree
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree in Basic Sciences or Medical Degree
- Three years of experience
- Experience with liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry bench work, biomarker assays, and immunoassays is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Executes biomarker discovery assays including pre-analytical methods for LC-MS assays and immunoassays.
- Assists Leadership and other postdoctoral scientists in developing protocols for cell biology assays.
- Tests cohorts of plasma, cell lines, and tumor samples following protocols.
- Maintains clear record of all experimental work performed in laboratory notebooks and completes all documentation with clear and accurate language.
- Compiles, reviews, writes reports, and presents in working group meetings.
- Prepares stock solutions and buffers orders necessary reagents, laboratory supplies for future experiments in a timely manner.
- Performing and assisting in animal experiments (mouse, breeding, weening, bleeding, tissue harvesting, injections, downstream processing and analysis).
- Performs animal maintenance (safety protocols and standards, record keeping of animal inventory).
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Asks critical and insightful questions to drive decision making and persuasively conveying solutions to a broad range of team members.
- Communicates with laboratory scientists, clinical researchers, and field experts extensively and understands their needs and contributes to the study designs of ongoing projects.
- Works closely with other lead scientists to execute the assays.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Employer-paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week
- optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance
- Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank
- paid holidays
- wellness
- childcare
- other leave options
- Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
- access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups
- Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System
- voluntary retirement plans
- employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs
- medical
- dental
- paid time off
- retirement
- tuition benefits
- educational opportunities
- individual and team recognition
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
