Researcher senior associate

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Job Title:Researcher Senior Associate

Department:Medicine | Anesthesiology

• Organize, supervise, and manage day-to-day laboratory operations, including scheduling, equipment maintenance, and safety compliance.
• Eight Years of Experience required in stem cell, organoid, and advanced biomedical research methodologies.
• Ability to manage and maintain laboratory cell lines and organoid repositories with high reproducibility.
• Manage laboratory budgets, purchasing, and vendor interactions; maintain accurate financial and inventory records.
• Train staff in lab safety, biosafety, and SOPs; enforce quality control standards across all experiments.
• Mentor lab personnel to ensure progress toward research and operational goals.
• Lead research projects and collaborate with PI on grant preparation, preliminary data generation.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (IACUC, IRB, biosafety).
• Maintain core resources, including laboratory stem cell and cell line repositories.
• Proven leadership in supervising and training laboratory personnel in safety, protocols, and technical methods.
• Skilled in developing and enforcing SOPs, quality control, and compliance standards.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies, imaging platforms, and molecular tools relevant to biomedical research.
• Ability to ensure compliance with institutional, state, and federal regulations (IACUC, IRB, biosafety, OSHA).
• Competence in designing, executing, and coordinating independent and collaborative research projects.
• Experience in laboratory management, including budget administration, vendor relations, equipment maintenance, and compliance documentation.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with multidisciplinary teams, vendors, and external investigators.
• Ability to support grant applications, progress reports, and manuscript preparation through reliable data generation and analysis.
  
  

Additional Information

Location:Biomedical Research Tower (0112)

Position Type:Regular

Scheduled Hours:40

Shift: First Shift

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