Weill Cornell Medicine · 1 day ago
Research Specialist
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$29.26/hr - $36.65/hr
3+ years expWeill Cornell Medicine is focused on advancing the understanding of chronic kidney disease through innovative research. The Research Specialist will support laboratory investigations related to mineral metabolism and vitamin D, contributing to the development of improved treatment options for patients.
BiotechnologyEducationHealth CareInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyMedical
Responsibilities
Evaluates, recommends, and develops new techniques to assist in overall laboratory efficiency
Writes/amends laboratory operating protocols and implements new technology and protocols as needed
Ensures laboratory quality assurance goals and standards are met. Evaluates results of quality control trends and implements corrective action when needed
May independently or semi-independently, design and carry out experiments. Analyzes and interprets experimental results and provides input related to subsequent experimental designs
Conducts library research and literature searches using various computer systems. Assists in editing scientific publications, abstracts and/or posters
Audits and screens vendors/suppliers to evaluate the quality of products and equipment they supply. Corresponds with them for technical support pertaining to those products
Responsible for tissue & cell culture activities
Prepares and maintains detailed records, logs and summary reports of all procedures and results including graphs, scientific calculations, and statistical analysis charting
Maintains inventory of supplies, equipment and/or reagents. May order supplies/equipment/reagents as authorized or ensure that needs are escalated appropriately. Receives supply orders and confirms accuracy of delivery. May assist with cost control
Ensures a clean working area and is responsible for washing and storing glassware
Ensures that safe laboratory practices are followed, including the use and disposal of chemicals and hazardous materials
May need to assist in the orientation and training of new investigators, fellows, residents, and technical staff and/or provide working supervision to lower level laboratory staff
May be responsible for animal husbandry, genotyping, surgeries, post-operative care, behavioral testing, sectioning and histology
May perform routine molecular biology laboratory procedures, such as PCR, protein and DNA electrophoresis, cloning and DNA preparation
May run routine biochemistry assays including western blotting and RT-PCR
May perform microscopic imaging analyses
May be responsible for the receipt, storage, cataloguing and shipment of samples within and between institutions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
Approximately 3-5 years of related work experience within a laboratory
Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail
Ability to multi-task and handle multiple competing priorities
Firm knowledge of routine laboratory tools such as real-time PCR, ELISA assays, standard histological techniques
Comfortably perform the collection of routine biological samples from experimental animals
Administer experimental diets and compounds
Monitor animal experiments
Maintain official documentation
Assist with surgical procedures
Evaluate, recommend, and develop new techniques to assist in overall laboratory efficiency
Write/amend laboratory operating protocols and implement new technology and protocols as needed
Ensure laboratory quality assurance goals and standards are met
Evaluate results of quality control trends and implement corrective action when needed
Independently or semi-independently design and carry out experiments
Analyze and interpret experimental results and provide input related to subsequent experimental designs
Conduct library research and literature searches using various computer systems
Assist in editing scientific publications, abstracts and/or posters
Audit and screen vendors/suppliers to evaluate the quality of products and equipment they supply
Correspond with vendors/suppliers for technical support pertaining to products
Responsible for tissue & cell culture activities
Prepare and maintain detailed records, logs and summary reports of all procedures and results including graphs, scientific calculations, and statistical analysis charting
Maintain inventory of supplies, equipment and/or reagents
Order supplies/equipment/reagents as authorized or ensure that needs are escalated appropriately
Receive supply orders and confirm accuracy of delivery
Assist with cost control
Ensure a clean working area and is responsible for washing and storing glassware
Ensure that safe laboratory practices are followed, including the use and disposal of chemicals and hazardous materials
Assist in the orientation and training of new investigators, fellows, residents, and technical staff
Provide working supervision to lower level laboratory staff
Responsible for animal husbandry, genotyping, surgeries, post-operative care, behavioral testing, sectioning and histology
Perform routine molecular biology laboratory procedures, such as PCR, protein and DNA electrophoresis, cloning and DNA preparation
Run routine biochemistry assays including western blotting and RT-PCR
Perform microscopic imaging analyses
Responsible for the receipt, storage, cataloguing and shipment of samples within and between institutions
Company
Weill Cornell Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine is an academic medical institution that offers health care services.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Weill Cornell Medicine has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (171)
2024 (201)
2023 (198)
2022 (151)
2021 (151)
2020 (125)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$69.8MKey Investors
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesU.S. Department of DefenseNational Cancer Institute
2025-08-15Grant· $14.9M
2024-12-10Grant· $1.4M
2024-08-15Grant· $12.4M
Leadership Team
Robert Min
President and CEO of Physician Organization
Lara Pes, PhD
Co-founder of WCM Green Labs Group
Recent News
2025-10-23
2025-04-24
Company data provided by crunchbase