UC San Diego Health · 2 days ago
Senior Research Associate - 138107
San Diego, CA
Part-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$36.73/hr - $59.12/hrUC San Diego Health is a leading institution dedicated to advancing healthcare through research and innovation. They are seeking a Senior Research Associate to support biomarker discovery and development, manage research efforts, and conduct biochemical and behavioral studies on animal models of neurodegeneration. The role involves coordinating with collaborators, conducting experiments, and contributing to scientific publications.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Manage and coordinate research efforts with other collaborators both within and outside the laboratory
Independently conceive, plan, and conduct research projects based on reviews of scientific literature and recent advances in related fields, organizing and executing all techniques involved
Contribute novel ideas of major methodological significance to the research projects, design key experiments, and develop new techniques
Author or co-author scientific journal manuscripts and contribute to grant writing
Direct and advise the work of technicians and students, and contribute to functions necessary for the regular functioning of the lab, including administrative and maintenance tasks
Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory norms, and aid in managing the biorepository, selecting, collecting and shipping samples to requestors
Qualification
Required
Advanced theoretical knowledge of neurodegenerative diseases, epigenomics, regulation of gene transcription, circadian biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology as typically achieved by an advanced college degree and work experience
Proven record of successful administration of large biosample collections
Proficiency managing large sample inventories
Proven experience training and managing undergraduate students
Expertise conducting molecular biology assays
Strong demonstrated experience in live- and fixed-cell imaging using confocal microscopy
Strong demonstrated experience in surgery on small animals like rodents
Proven experience and advanced skills in data analysis, including designing, coordinating, executing, and analyzing data from large sequencing projects and array analysis. Knowledge of the most commonly used bioinformatic tools and capacity to defined new pipelines and apply packages for analysis in R
Advanced skill in experimental design and adaptation of methods to achieve results. Demonstrated experience in integrating data from multiple sources to synthesize conclusions. Knowledge and ability to read and abstract scientific articles and apply to the design of experiments
Experience in providing technical work direction and training of students, post-docs, and technicians
Proven experience and knowledge in developing hypotheses, design experiments, conduct experiments, analyze data, write manuscripts, and publish results in peer-reviewed journals, including all interactions with Reviewers and Editors
Demonstrated experience in working with collaborators in other universities on joint projects, and working under milestones driven projects, including knowledge in writing reports
Strong organizational skills, including experience in laboratory record keeping, budget analysis and managing logistics. Demonstrated knowledge of lab safety rules
Proven experience in contributing and implementing lab safety and compiling with institutional regulations
Proven ability to read scientific papers and adapt knowledge and techniques from the literature to experimental systems
Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills including tack, diplomacy, and flexibility in order to work and interact effectively with staff, researchers, and management in person, on the phone or via Zoom or other video conferencing platforms
Knowledge of PC software applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote, Illustrator to produce reports, correspondence, graphs, and spreadsheets to generate, track, and analyze data
Experience in managing the hiring and day-to-day work-flow of volunteers, undergraduate students and research technicians
Prior experience performing research in a lab that studies molecular alterations in neurodegenerative diseases, including transcriptional and cell biology analysis
Experience in performing behavior phenotyping in animal models of neurodegeneration
Ability to independently analyze data from circadian cage activity and behavior and memory tasks
Preferred
A PhD in a field related to cell biology, biochemistry or neuroscience
Experience with UCSD regulations, policies, and procedures
Experience with UCSD lab safety protocols
Strong demonstrated experience in AAV preparation and experience in culturing, editing and differentiating human iPS cells
Demonstrated experience in the official review of manuscripts for publication in peer-review journals
Company
UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region.
Founded in 1966
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.2MKey Investors
The Beryl InstituteThe Conrad Prebys Foundation
2025-10-31Grant
2023-06-26Grant· $0.2M
Leadership Team
Christian Dameff
Medical Director of Cybersecurity
Sandip Patel
Professor
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