Research Lab Specialist

About This Role

Conduct independent research to advance the understanding of HIV/AIDS viral persistence and develop improved treatments. This role involves complex data analysis, manuscript preparation, and assisting with lab procedures and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform research 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
• Participate in assembling manuscripts and attending national meetings (depending on stage and productivity)
• 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

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in science
• 4-5 years of experience (Intermediate Level)
• 2-5 years experience with cell culture
• Strong fundamental understanding of biology and chemistry
• Working knowledge of laboratory best practices
• Strong interest in and commitment to advancing our understanding of viral disease pathogenesis
• Experience with expressing HIV proteins in lentiviral and defective HIV based vectors
• Experience with purifying primary T cells from human peripheral blood
• Experience with confocal microscopy
• Experience with western blotting and cloning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science required, advanced degree beneficial.
• 4-5 years of experience required (Intermediate Level), with 2-5 years experience with cell culture.

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree beneficial
• Experience with viral vectors including retroviral vectors
• Experience with nucleic acid extraction and PCR

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits