Research Specialist

Weill Cornell Medicine is hiring a Research Specialist to oversee and coordinate daily activities in a research laboratory. The role supports scientists with laboratory and investigative procedures, develops and implements techniques and protocols, and may involve work with animal models or human subjects.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, recommends, and develops new techniques to assist in overall laboratory efficiency
• Writes/amends laboratory operating protocols and implements new technology and protocols as needed
• Ensures laboratory quality assurance goals and standards are met. Evaluates results of quality control trends and implements corrective action when needed
• May independently or semi-independently, design and carry out experiments. Analyzes and interprets experimental results and provides input related to subsequent experimental designs
• Conducts library research and literature searches using various computer systems. Assists in editing scientific publications, abstracts and/or posters
• Audits and screens vendors/suppliers to evaluate the quality of products and equipment they supply. Corresponds with them for technical support pertaining to those products
• Responsible for tissue & cell culture activities
• Prepares and maintains detailed records, logs and summary reports of all procedures and results including graphs, scientific calculations, and statistical analysis charting
• Maintains inventory of supplies, equipment and/or reagents. May order supplies/equipment/reagents as authorized or ensure that needs are escalated appropriately. Receives supply orders and confirms accuracy of delivery. May assist with cost control
• Ensures a clean working area and is responsible for washing and storing glassware
• Ensures that safe laboratory practices are followed, including the use and disposal of chemicals and hazardous materials
• May need to assist in the orientation and training of new investigators, fellows, residents, and technical staff and/or provide working supervision to lower level laboratory staff
• May be responsible for animal husbandry, genotyping, surgeries, post-operative care, behavioral testing, sectioning and histology
• May perform routine molecular biology laboratory procedures, such as PCR, protein and DNA electrophoresis, cloning and DNA preparation
• May run routine biochemistry assays including western blotting and RT-PCR
• May perform microscopic imaging analyses
• May be responsible for the receipt, storage, cataloguing and shipment of samples within and between institutions

Company

• Academic medical institution providing patient care, research, and physician education
• New York, New York, USA
• https://careers.weill.cornell.edu/
• Founded in 1898
• 5001-10000 employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Approximately 3-5 years of related work experience within a laboratory
• Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple competing priorities
• Glassdoor
• 3.8
• Academic medical institution providing patient care, research, and physician education.
• New York, New York, USA
• https://careers.weill.cornell.edu
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• Total Funding
• $74.8M
• Key Investors
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Required skills

Experience

• 3-5 years