Michigan Medicine · 6 hours ago
Research Lab Specialist Senior
Ann Arbor, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expMichigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world, dedicated to improving health through education, patient care, and research. The Research Lab Specialist Senior will conduct rigorous laboratory-based research on colorectal cancer, develop new models, and support various research operations and publications.
EducationHealth CareMedical
Responsibilities
Conduct rigorous and well-controlled laboratory-based research studies, using relevant cell, biochemical, and molecular methodologies to advance in-depth and definitive insights into key pathways, factors, and mechanisms underpinning the aberrant phenotypic traits exhibited by benign and malignant colorectal tumors
Develop and design new in vitro and mouse models necessary for progress in defined research projects
Generate, analyze, and synthesize data and use the data to prepare high-quality and informative figures for research presentations and manuscript and grant submissions
Access relevant publicly available research databases and the published scientific literature to develop new leads and directions and integrate new data generated from ongoing research projects with prior work in the field
Coordinate management and tracking of transgenic mouse colonies at a project level (e.g., breeding plans, genotyping analysis, colony usage, timelines), in collaboration with other laboratory personnel
Assist with planning, documentation, and form submissions related to animal resource allocation across projects
Assist with supply and reagent ordering for ongoing and upcoming laboratory research projects
Assist in maintaining up-to-date records for all required safety standard operating procedures and protocols and other critical documentation and forms needed for the safe and compliant operations of the laboratory
Assist with manuscript and grant text preparation, including initial drafting and editing of relevant introductory, materials and methods, and results content, figure legends, as well as figures and tables and other display items
Coordinate manuscript submission processes, including journal-specific formatting, submission portals, revisions, and correspondence
Track manuscript timelines, reviewer comments, and revision deadlines
Qualification
Required
Masters or doctoral degree in a relevant scientific discipline is required
5-6 years of relevant experience
Two-four years of experience with diverse molecular and cellular biology methodologies, including recombinant DNA and gene transfer approaches, is required
Two-four years of experience in work with mouse models of disease and/or transgenic mouse model research is required
Two-four years of experience in microscopy-based analyses of tissues and cells with immunohistochemical and immunofluorescent approaches is required
One-two years of experience in research laboratory operations support leadership and animal colony oversight is required
Preferred
Prior research experience in intestinal and colon biology and cell and mouse models of intestinal diseases, such as colon cancer, is preferred
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
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