Sr. Research Laboratory Specialist

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital seeks a well‑qualified laboratory professional to provide advanced scientific and technical support to investigators. You will design protocols, train researchers, and help interpret complex data using flow cytometry, sequencing, and microscopy.

The role requires independent judgment, project management, and leadership in developing and validating laboratory methods, with emphasis on quality and reproducibility across cutting‑edge technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in biological sciences, analytical chemistry or closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant laboratory experience, with 2 years of analytical experience.
• Independently managing research projects, troubleshooting experiments, and ensuring data accuracy and quality.
• Advising investigators on experimental design, technology selection, sample preparation, and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Operating and supporting advanced research instrumentation.
• Developing, optimizing, and validating protocols.
• Training researchers and organizing workshops on instrumentation and new technologies.
• Contributing to scientific reports, abstracts, presentations, and publications.
• Evaluating emerging technologies and their potential research applications.

Skills

Lab management

Instrumentation

Experimental design

Data analysis

Training

Scientific communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences

Tools

Flow cytometry

Cell sorting

Next-generation sequencing

Microscopy

Job description

Requisition #:681836 Location:Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Category:Laboratory/Pathology Schedule:Day Shift Employment Type:Full Time

Position Summary

Under my direction as the Shared Resources and Support Director, this position provides advanced scientific and technical support to investigators. The work requires independent judgment, protocol development, scientific consultation, and training across technologies such as flow cytometry, cell sorting, next-generation sequencing, and microscopy.

Key Accountabilities

• Bachelor’s Degree in biological sciences, analytical chemistry or closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant laboratory experience, with 2 years of analytical experience.
• Independently managing research projects, troubleshooting experiments, and ensuring data accuracy and quality.
• Advising investigators on experimental design, technology selection, sample preparation, and data interpretation.
• Operating and supporting advanced research instrumentation.
• Developing, optimizing, and validating protocols
• Training researchers and organizing workshops on instrumentation and new technologies.
• Contributing to scientific reports, abstracts, presentations, and publications.
• Evaluating emerging technologies and their potential research applications.

Salary Range:

Minimum 30.64/hour - Maximum 49.02/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.