Michigan Medicine · 11 hours ago
Research Lab Specialist Senior-Intermediate-Associate
Ann Arbor, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid, Senior Level
1+ years expMichigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world, focused on improving health through education, patient care, community service, research, and technology development. The Research Lab Specialist will conduct independent research on HIV, analyze data, assist in lab procedures, and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
EducationHealth CareMedical
Responsibilities
Perform research either independently or with minimal supervision, providing data for manuscripts and grants
Analyze complex data using statistical approaches to identify significant differences
Analyze and present journal articles at lab meeting
Edit, write and/or review manuscripts, grants, and budgets
Depending on stage and productivity there will be opportunities to participate in assembling manuscripts and attending national meetings
Assist graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with specialized lab procedures such as cloning, cell purification and flow cytometry
Purchase lab supplies/stocking and organizing lab
Negotiate discounts with vendors
Maintain lab equipment
Assist with regulatory and safety compliance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in science required
Senior Level: 5-6 years of experience required, 2-5 years experience with cell culture is needed
Intermediate Level: 4-5 years of experience required, 2-5 years experience with cell culture is needed
Associate Level: Bachelor's degree in science and 1-3 years experience required
Strong fundamental understanding of biology and chemistry required
Working knowledge of laboratory best practices is essential
A strong interest in and commitment to advancing our understanding of viral disease pathogenesis is essential
Experience with expressing HIV proteins in lentiviral and defective HIV based vectors, purifying primary T cells from human peripheral blood, and with confocal microscopy, western blotting and cloning
Preferred
Advanced degree beneficial
Bachelor's degree in science (microbiology or related field preferred)
Experience with viral vectors including retroviral vectors, nucleic acid extraction and PCR is beneficial
Benefits
Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
2:1 Match on retirement savings
Company
Michigan Medicine
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.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Heather Ascani
Director, Business Operations - Applied Systems Biology Core
Jack Kufahl
Chief Information Security Officer
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2025-12-11
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