Biobanking Research Assistant - Temporary

Clay Today; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 9,600 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia seeks a Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt to support the GBM Translational Center of Excellence. The role focuses on identifying and analyzing biomarkers to aid cancer diagnosis and treatment, with a strong emphasis on collaboration with clinicians, researchers, and industry partners.

You will lead biospecimen handling, data entry into clinical study databases, and contribute to manuscript preparation while working within a multidisciplinary team and

Qualifications

• Excellent organization and communication skills are critical.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative translational lab.
• Comfort with clinical timelines and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead biobanking coordination for major study areas (e.g., GBM).
• Screen for study inclusion, recruit and consent subjects, and arrange lab procedures.
• Learn to handle human specimens, bank samples, and ship to collaborators.
• Support data entry in study databases and perform quality checks with minimal supervision.

Skills

Excellent organization

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Job description

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia seeks a Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt to support the GBM Translational Center of Excellence. The role focuses on identifying and analyzing biomarkers to aid cancer diagnosis and treatment, with a strong emphasis on collaboration with clinicians, researchers, and industry partners.

You will lead biospecimen handling, data entry into clinical study databases, and contribute to manuscript preparation while working within a multidisciplinary team and