Lab Specialist Intermediate - Qi Lab

Valottery; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lab Specialist Intermediate to engage in complex lab research and projects. This role requires a Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience, with opportunities to supervise personnel and manage budgets. The successful candidate will work closely with Post Docs, assisting in various laboratory techniques such as PCR, Western blot, and cell culture. The position emphasizes independent work, data analysis, and the ability to adapt methods to meet research needs. Join a diverse team committed to excellence and innovation in scientific research.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in a lab setting; Master's degree may substitute for experience.
• Ability to adapt methods and supervise support personnel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate research projects and perform experimental procedures.
• Oversee day-to-day operations and maintain lab records.
• Train users in equipment operation and research techniques.

Skills

PCR

Western blot

Cell culture

Animal genotyping

Data analysis

Research methods

Supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Lab Specialist Intermediate employees engage in laboratory research by performing complex lab and research related tasks. They are distinguished from Lab Specialist employees by their additional responsibilities related to developing, designing, and conducting increasingly complex research projects. They perform complex tasks independently. They have the authority to adapt methods and procedures to meet the needs of research. They may supervise support personnel and manage budgets.

Work closely with Post Docs and their research experiments. Assist with PCR, Western blot, cell culture and animal genotyping.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties similar to Lab Specialist employees, such as helping Principal Investigators coordinate research projects, performing experimental procedures, collecting information and data, and preparing tissues and specimens for procedures.
• Participate in formulating research methods, suggesting options for improving quality, and recommending solutions. Participate in computer database design, utilization, and research/data analyses, and suggest future improvements to data measurement.
• Oversee day-to-day operation of projects. Schedule and maintain records of equipment/facilities. May be responsible for operations of specialized labs or research areas within departments and/or field work and related data analyses for research projects. May assemble, test, calibrate, clean, or make minor repairs to equipment.
• Train users in equipment operation and research techniques; and explain and demonstrate technology and equipment capabilities, operations, limitations, and outcomes.
• Determine interview procedures and conduct interviews. Work independently on collection of data and analyze research results.
• Confer with PIs in developing plans for research projects and discuss the interpretation of results and the preparation of scientific manuscripts for publication.
• May supervise research support personnel and manage budgets.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree.
Experience: 4 years of experience. Master's degree may substitute for required experience. 8 years of lab-related experience accepted in lieu of degree.
Licensure: None.

To Apply

Please apply through Workday, and search for R0068713.
Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs' and search for “R0068713.”
Complete an application online with the following documents:

• CV
• Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.
References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process Skill Survey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.

Physical Demands

This position can spend extensive periods of time standing and squatting while conducting experiments or caring for animals. Also requires keyboarding and other bench work and animal procedures requiring finer finger manipulation.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.