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USC Verdugo Hills Hospital · 5 months ago

Research Scientist, Staff

Los Angeles, CA - Health Sciences Campus

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

5+ years exp

The University of Southern California is seeking a Research Scientist to contribute to the heart regeneration program led by Dr. Charles Murry. The role involves designing and conducting complex research projects, developing solutions to research challenges, contributing to grant writing, and training lab personnel.

Responsibilities

Designing and conducting complex research projects

Developing solutions to a wide-range of research challenges to ensure the achievement of program objectives

Contributing to grant writing

Training of lab personnel

Qualification

Human pluripotent stem cellsCardiac differentiationGene-editingBioreactor-based differentiationImmunocytochemistryStem cell translational researchElectronic Laboratory NotebookingScholarly writingLeadership

Required

Extensive experience with human pluripotent stem cells

Minimum Education: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Minimum Experience: 5 years

Minimum Skills: Directly related education and experience in research specialization with highly advanced knowledge of equipment, procedures, analysis methods, principles, theories and concepts

Demonstrated leadership in developing new ideas and ability to publish in appropriate academic and practitioner outlets

Demonstrated independent thinking and leadership in scholarly writing according established criteria (e.g., first-authored publications, conceptual leadership in the development of publications generated alone or with others, writing of first drafts of publications and/or single-authored publications)