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Venesco, LLC · 17 hours ago

Research Associate

JBSA Ft. Sam Houston,TX,US

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

Venesco, LLC. is seeking a Research Associate to work at the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR). The role involves providing surgical care for animals, conducting data collection and analysis, and assisting in various laboratory tasks to support research efforts.

BiotechnologyConsultingHealth CareInformation TechnologyMedical

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Contractor shall provide sterile surgical and post-surgical care for animals

Contractor shall induce anesthesia for animals during protocols

Contractor shall recognize pain/distress in animals and take appropriate measures, as provided during ISR-directed training, to alleviate/mitigate the symptoms

Contractor shall assist in the necropsy, tissue collection, tissue preservation, and carcass disposal of experimental animals

Contractor shall collect data from animal research subjects using advanced imaging systems/ physiologic monitoring systems

Contractor shall conduct daily calibration of monitoring equipment during active protocols

Contractor shall clean and sterilize all instruments/equipment in the surgery area

Contractor shall maintain all required materials and supplies in the laboratory, surgery and storage areas

Contractor shall submit equipment and supply requests for approval by a government official

Contractor shall prepare media, buffers and reagents for experiments

Contractor shall handle both animal/human pathological material

Contractor shall utilize proper disposal of liquid wastes

Contractor shall utilize spreadsheets and image analysis programs for data analysis

Contractor shall isolate biomolecules from study samples. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA), and proteins are the most commonly extracted biomolecules

Contractor shall separate and analyze sample proteins using various laboratory techniques. These techniques include enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), magnetic bead multiplex assays and Western Blotting

Contractor shall provide technical assistance to PIs/AIs/Senior Research Technicians, as requested

Contractor shall learn new methods and techniques as required

Contractor shall accurately enter and organize data collected during protocols utilizing Excel spreadsheets (Deliverable 18)

Contractor shall maintain records of experiments

Contractor shall generate data for inclusion in study presentations and publications (Deliverable 19)

Contractor shall perform basic statistical computations of 'raw data' (e.g. mean, standard deviation, standard error, and analysis of variance)

Qualification

Biomedical Science DegreeAnimal Research ExperienceLaboratory Animal CertificationData AnalysisStatistical ComputationsMicrosoft Office ProficiencyCommunication SkillsSelf-motivatedDetail Oriented