Job Description:

• Manages Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) facility and reagent preparation for the human pancreatic islet isolation.

• Assists during human islet isolation process.

• Prepares supplies in the cGMP facility and routinely checks supplies inventory.

• Performs quality control and release criteria tests of final islet product in compliance with internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), lab policies and applicable regulations.

• Assists in equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.

• Assists in materials preparation, washing and sterilization.

• Assists in drafting and improvements of SOPs and other laboratory documentation.

• Organizes data into professional format, summarizes results, and presents data to PI and in lab meetings.

• Maintains clear, accurate, complete, and timely reports of experiments.

• Maintains records to ensure compliance with biosafety, radiation safety, animal protocols, compliance reports, instrument maintenance, and supply orders.

• Notifies PI of any potential violations of regulations.

• Coordinates compliance with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives, and mandates.

• Participates in research with laboratory animals.

• Applies research principles and relevant subject matter knowledge relevant to administer a research project. With a moderate level of direction, manages lab and/or research-related duties and tasks. Helps develop, design and conduct research projects according to plan.

• Supports data collection and analytical needs of research projects. Conducts literature reviews and helps write reports and manuscripts. Ensures project compliance with different policies, procedures, directives, and mandates.

• Takes responsibility for the following non-laboratory duties: transcribing and coding data; developing data collection instruments; presenting research; and recruiting and scheduling research subjects. Acquires higher-level skills and knowledge in the process.

• Takes responsibility for the following laboratory duties: recognizing abnormal results and varying conditions or procedures to correct problems; setting up and performing experiments. Analyze the meaning, significance, causes, and effects of the subject.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

• Experience in laboratory rodent handling and aseptic techniques in rodent survival surgery.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Basic laboratory skills: pipetting, buffer/reagents preparation, basic laboratory equipment use.

• Mammalian cell culture procedures.

• Regulatory policies and procedures and grant preparation.

• Microsoft Office and statistical software.

• Deep knowledge of aseptic techniques.

• cGMP/cGLP regulations related to laboratory work.

• Sterilization techniques.

Preferred Competencies

• Problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Work independently and as part of a team.

• Verbal and written communication skills.

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Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)

• Cover Letter (required)

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