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Michigan Medicine · 22 hours ago

Research Lab Specialist Senior - Lab Manager (Intermediate Underfill)

Ann Arbor, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements. They are seeking an experienced Research Lab Specialist Senior to manage complex in vivo research projects focused on epigenetics and drug resistance in prostate cancer, while overseeing laboratory operations and regulatory compliance.

EducationHealth CareMedical

Responsibilities

In Vivo Project Leader: Manages all phases of the lab's complex in vivo studies, coordinates development of research goals and project design. Maintains mouse breeding colony, performs mouse tumor growth experiments with xenograft implantation surgery. Supervises and provides technical assistance to lab personnel performing drug injections, drug gavage, and tumor measurements

Responsible for the day to day operations of the lab, including sample coordination, processing, storage and inventory management, and shipping for some studies. Orders and stocks supplies, maintains equipment, in charge of submitting and maintaining regulatory approvals (IACUC, IRB, IBC) related to our projects

Performs additional duties assigned by the PI, such as writing portions of research proposals, co-authoring research publications, cell culture, molecular biology techniques including: DNA/RNA/protein extraction, QPCR, and Western blots, etc

Qualification

Rodent surgeryVivo researchMolecular biology techniquesLab managementIACUC protocolsMammalian cell cultureWillingness to learnTeamworkCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelors degree required and 4-5 years experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted, including relevant undergraduate and graduate student experience

Bachelors degree required and 5-6 years experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted, including relevant undergraduate and graduate student experience

Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills

Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Knowledge and understanding of laboratory safety and ability to work carefully with potentially harmful agents

Responsible for ensuring lab documentation is up to date for safety inspections

Ability and willingness to learn and implement novel experimental techniques

Must be proficient with computers running Windows and PC applications (e.g. MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Preferred

Masters Degree or Doctoral Degree desired but not required

Previous lab management skills are strongly preferred

Prior experience with writing and maintaining IACUC and IBC protocols are strongly preferred

Proficiency with mammalian cell culture and with molecular biology techniques such as RT-PCR, western blotting, cloning, and reporter gene analysis is preferred

Rodent handling experience, including injection and/or gavage treatment, is preferred

Benefits

Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day

2:1 Match on retirement savings

Company

Michigan Medicine

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Michigan Medicine is a health care system and academic medical center that provides medical education and more. It is a sub-organization of University of Maichigan.

Founded in 1869

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

10001+ employees