Client-Based Researcher I/Administrative Technician

UW School of Medicine and Public Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Client-Based Researcher I/Administrative Technician will join UW Carbone Cancer Center within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, focusing on data quality control, database maintenance and sample coordination in the Circulating Biomarker Core. This role supports research and translational biomarker efforts for clinical applications and regulatory readiness.

The position operates onsite at the designated campus location, collaborating with faculty and staff, and contributing to data

Qualifications

• Experience in database development, management and reporting.
• Experience using iLab and REDCap for data management.
• Experience with clinical research protocols and conduct.

Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes basic research data, conducts experiments and interviews, and documents results according to established policies and procedures
• Identifies concerns and recommends solutions to leadership
• Assists with the development of research methodologies and procedures according to client-based objectives and specifications
• Trains individuals and groups on equipment operations, research protocols, and techniques within a specialized laboratory or research area
• Assists with operational management (sample tracking and coordination, site communication, resource inventory and ordering)
• Prepares reports and materials and disseminates information to appropriate entities

Skills

Database development

Data management

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Tools

iLab

REDCap

Job description

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Job Category: Academic Staff

Employment Type: Regular

Job Profile: Client-Based Researcher I

Job Summary

This Client-Based Researcher I/Administrative Technician will join the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC), which is distinguished and supported by the National Cancer Institute as a comprehensive cancer center for facilities that meet rigorous high standards. This position will work in the Circulating Biomarker Core (CBC), which is led by faculty Dr. Josh Lang and Dr. Marina Sharifi. The focus of the CBC is to provide sample processing and analysis services to members of the UWCCC as well as the wider non-UW research community, in line with the development and clinical translation of biomarkers from the circulation that can predict or detect therapeutic resistance in patients with solid tumor diseases. With the ultimate goal of implementing these circulating biomarker diagnostics into clinical practice, the CBC is also actively developing the controls and analytical validation datasets required for regulatory approval.

Our team of highly cooperative researchers coordinate the receipt, processing and analysis of 20-40 patient samples each week, testing a number of different protein and nucleic acid biomarkers, for numerous different projects involving basic research and clinical trials. This position will primarily work on data quality control, database maintenance and sample tracking and coordination under the supervision of the facility director Dr. Natalia Krawczynska, and will support the manager in operations management. The position will work across cores for common information systems platforms / databases in the UWCCC human biospecimens research enterprise and supporting an integrated sample triage/transport/notification service.

• This position requires work to be completed onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes basic research data, conducts experiments and interviews, and documents results according to established policies and procedures
• Identifies concerns and recommends solutions to leadership
• Assists with the development of research methodologies and procedures according to client-based objectives and specifications
• Trains individuals and groups on equipment operations, research protocols, and techniques within a specialized laboratory or research area
• Assists with operational management (sample tracking and coordination, site communication, resource inventory and ordering)
• Prepares reports and materials and disseminates information to appropriate entities

Department

School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Carbone Cancer Center, CORE Circulating Biomarker Core (CBC)

Our mission is a commitment to defeating cancer through rapid application of groundbreaking research, prevention, and treatment. The University of Wisconsin (UW) Carbone Cancer Center has been an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center since 1973. UW Carbone is an integral part of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health, bringing together more than 330 physicians and scientists from 50 departments and nine schools to conduct research and translate laboratory discoveries into new patient treatments. UWCCC builds community by creating a collaborative, respectful, and welcoming environment in which all faculty, students, and staff will thrive.

Compensation

The starting salary for the position is $50,000; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage and the SMPH Faculty /Academic Staff Benefits Flyer 2026.

Required Qualification

• Experience in database development, management and reporting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using iLab and REDCap or similar platforms for project and data management and reporting
• Experience with clinical research protocols and conduct

Education

Bachelor's Degree Preferred; focus in computer or biological science preferred

Contact Information

Devonne Tucker, [e-mail], (608)-263-9404

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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