Cardiovascular Research Lab Coordinator

Penn State University; United States; On-site; USD 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Job summary

The Penn State University Heart and Vascular Institute in Hershey, PA seeks a Lab Coordinator to support studies on arrhythmia and heart failure in congenital heart disease. The role involves cell culture, imaging, patch clamp, small animal echocardiography, and data analysis across a multidisciplinary cardiovascular program.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience and will help manage multi-center data, lab operations, and project efforts, including IRB

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• No certifications required at present.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi-center submission of human subjects data and biologic specimens.
• Lab management (ordering, meticulous record keeping).
• Assist postdoctoral/predoctoral teams with qPCR and western blot.
• Assist faculty with IRB protocols.
• Oversee lab management and study budgets; ensure records and security.

Skills

Cell culture

Patch clamp

qPCR

Western blot

Immunoblotting

Fluorescence imaging

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

PCR machines

Imaging systems

Job description

The Penn State University Heart and Vascular Institute in Hershey, PA seeks a Lab Coordinator to support studies on arrhythmia and heart failure in congenital heart disease. The role involves cell culture, imaging, patch clamp, small animal echocardiography, and data analysis across a multidisciplinary cardiovascular program.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience and will help manage multi-center data, lab operations, and project efforts, including IRB