Research Assistant, Lab Operations, Cancer Biology

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

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Base: $30.70 - $46.05; bonus/equity: not specified...
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Establish and maintain sops
Inventory management of chemicals and reagents
Manage cell and tissue banks
Wake Forest University Health Sciences is seeking a full-time Research Assistant for Lab Operations in Cancer Biology. The role involves maintaining laboratory procedures, managing inventory, and contributing to experimental workflows, while also mentoring graduate students and junior trainees

Job Summary

  • The Research Assistant will assume primary responsibility for establishing, documenting, and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all laboratory processes, ensuring consistency, regulatory compliance, and reproducibility of experimental work.
  • In addition to laboratory management duties, the Research Assistant will actively contribute to experimental workflows, assisting with advanced laboratory techniques such as flow cytometry, mammalian cell culture, animal surgery, tissue processing, and histological analyses.
  • Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more.

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Wake Forest University Health Sciences is seeking a full-time Research Assistant for Lab Operations in Cancer Biology. The role involves maintaining laboratory procedures, managing inventory, and contributing to experimental workflows, while also mentoring graduate students and junior trainees.

Salary

Base: $30.70 - $46.05; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Yes

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Establish and maintain SOPs
  • Inventory management of chemicals and reagents
  • Manage cell and tissue banks
  • Coordinate animal colony management
  • Assist with flow cytometry
  • Mammalian cell culture techniques

Nice-to-have

  • Mentorship of junior trainees
  • Contribute to experimental design
  • Enhance data generation quality

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree with four years' experience
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience

Work Rights

Not specified

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