Staff Research Associate I - Surgery

Work
as a full-time Staff Research Associate in a cutting-edge thoracic oncology
research laboratory under the mentorship of the Principal Investigator, Dr.
Bryan Burt, that focuses on novel, high-impact solutions for the clinical
issues of patients with thoracic cancers. Projects in the lab include:

1)
determining actionable immunoproteogenomic determinants of the response and
resistance to immunotherapy in thoracic cancers,

2)
investigating a novel mass spectroscopy-based platform to improve the
intraoperative diagnosis and surgical margin assessment in lung cancer and
other thoracic malignancies, and

3)
the design of innovative biomedical and surgical devices to accelerate project
1 and 2 and to improve surgical care.

More
specifically, you will work with various investigators to identify and consent
research subjects and obtain tissue and other specimens on various studies. In
this role, you will responsible for the processing of these human specimens
according to established and approved protocols for downstream analysis by
various techniques (eg. genomics, proteomics, MS, spatial and single cell
transcriptomics) towards understanding the molecular, cellular, and genetic
events involved in the formation and progression of thoracic cancers.

Hourly Salary Range: $28.69- $34.21. Please note the department's target hourly pay
is $28.69.

This is a full-time, limited, 1-year appointment that may convert
to career.

Required:

• Skill in
  routine molecular and cellular biology techniques with and without
  laboratory equipment.
• Ability to
  communicate effectively on a one-to-one basis sufficiently to convey
  experimental results to principal investigators.

• Ability to
  take direction as well as to work independently.
• Ability to
  follow direction and follow the appropriate steps according to
  protocols.
• Writing
  skills and ability sufficient to fully and accurately document all lab
  work in a notebook according to lab standards.
• Ability to
  analyze research data and prepare clear, concise and accurate technical
  reports.
• Interpersonal
  skill to interact and collaborate effectively with scientist co-workers,
  graduate students and faculty.
• Ability to
  work with clinical specimens according to standard protocols, including
  handling and disposing of contaminated material according to safety
  protocols.
• Ability to
  organize raw data into relevant formats.
• Ability to
  create and maintain accurate inventories of various items.
• Reading and
  computer skills sufficient to understand specific protocols and relevant
  journal articles, and to perform data entry
• Experience
  working with regulatory approvals and documentation
• Experience
  and ability with cell and tissue culture methods