Research Associate-ITMAT

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine seeks a Research Associate for the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics. The role involves wet lab and animal work, clinical translational studies, and biobank research focused on circadian biology and cardiovascular disease.

Requirements include a PhD and/or MD, expertise in cell culture, molecular biology, mouse models, and rodent cardiac surgery, plus advanced analytics and wearable data analysis.

Qualifications

• PhD and/or MD required. Experience in clinical translational research and statistical analytics is essential.
• Experience with omics analyses and wearable data analytics is required.
• Proficiency in statistical programming languages and data analysis is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute wet lab and animal model experiments; conduct clinical studies and biobank research.
• Study molecular clocks in cardiovascular disease and effects of circadian disruption on health and outcomes.
• Support prostanoid biology research within the lab.

Skills

Clinical translational research

Statistical analytics

Omics analyses

Wearable data analysis

Programming (R/Python)

Education

PhD

MD

Tools

Mouse models

Rodent cardiac surgery

Cell culture techniques

Molecular biology techniques

Job description

Description

The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for a Research Associate position in the Academic Support Staff. This appointment will be initially for one (1) year and continuation during that time period and renewal are based on satisfactory performance and availability of funding (limited to three (3) years). Expertise is required in the specific area of circadian biology, and cardiovascular physiology and pathology. The research associate should have skills in laboratory techniques relating to cell culture, molecular biology, mouse models, and rodent cardiac surgery. For the clinical portion of the work, strong experience in clinical translational research, advanced statistical analytics, omics analyses, wearable device application and data analysis, and statistical programming languages is required. Applicants must have an Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree.

Responsibilities may include the design and execution of wet lab and animal model experiments in addition to clinical studies and database or biobank research, studying the role molecular clocks play in cardiovascular disease and the effects circadian disruption has on health and patient outcomes. The research associate is also expected to support the lab’s work on prostanoid biology.

The successful applicant will have an opportunity to support translational studies relating to circadian biology, human circadian and diurnal rhythms, and cardiovascular physiology and disease.

Qualifications

PhD and/or MD required. The research associate should have skills in laboratory techniques relating to cell culture, molecular biology, mouse models, and rodent cardiac surgery. For the clinical portion of the work, strong experience in clinical translational research, advanced statistical analytics, omics analyses, wearable device application and data analysis, and statistical programming languages is required. A degree in medicine or a strong understanding of human physiology and disease is desired.