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Research Specialist – Surgery
| Company | Wash U |
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| Location | St. Louis, MO, USA |
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| Salary | $43888 – $75600 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- Master’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
- Laboratory Setting (4 Years)
Responsibilities
- Performs complex analyses, experiments and project work under general direction of the PI, particularly in areas involving transgenic mouse models, patient-derived xenografts (PDX), and molecular assays.
- Provides transgenic mouse colony maintenance and husbandry, genotyping and biochemical assessments and analysis.
- Plans, develops, organizes and formalizes research results and findings.
- Manages daily surgical operations, including mouse house management, surgical pre-operative set-up, animal identification, ordering supplies, sample processing, and equipment maintenance.
- Solves practical problems relating to difficulty with equipment or test subjects.
- Serves as department’s research representative and may participate in various related meetings and events.
- Organizes and maintains required documentation on lab and/or specimen conditions and can develop and summarize information into usable formats or presentations on behalf of the department.
- Performs all related work in accordance with established protocols and safety/compliance requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: Transgenic mouse models, PDX models, organoid generation, PCR, western blotting, immunohistochemistry, cell culture, and molecular assays.
- Background in endocrine research, particularly involving genomic sequencing technologies and molecular pharmacology.
