Laboratory Research Specialist or Lead Laboratory Research Specialist with (Sign on Bonus)

The College of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Middle for Vaccine Growth and International Well being (CVD) brings collectively greater than 4 a long time of revolutionary and life-saving analysis on vaccines and infectious illnesses. http:// www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cvd/ As an organized analysis heart throughout the College of Maryland Faculty of Drugs (UMSOM), CVD contains a multi-disciplinary workforce of college and employees whose major mission is to develop, consider, and implement vaccines and different interventions to scale back sickness and mortality domestically and in much less developed international locations. We work to forestall and deal with enteric and respiratory illnesses, to scale back the specter of malaria and antimicrobial resistance, and to determine, perceive, and fight different tropic and rising pathogens burdening low-resource settings. Coaching is a vital part of our work to make sure the inspiration for the subsequent technology of scientists and researchers dedicated to our mission.

The CVD is in search of a Laboratory Analysis Specialist or Lead Laboratory Analysis Specialist to affix our Utilized Immunology Laboratory.

The Laboratory Analysis Specialist place is eligible for a $3,000 sign-on bonus.The Lead Laboratory Analysis Specialist place is eligible for a $4,000 sign-on bonus.
***Half shall be paid throughout the first 30 days of employment, and half shall be paid upon profitable completion of probation.  Present UMB workers are usually not eligible for the sign-on bonus.***

Workers whose job duties require them to work in medical settings or at medical or discipline websites proceed to be topic to the vaccine necessities of these websites. This place is required to be vaccinated towards COVID−19. For extra info on protocols and exemptions, please go to the COVID-19 web site .

Laboratory Analysis Specialist Main Duties:

• Carry out unbiased undertaking(s) and take part within the design of analysis research. Compile, analyze, and interpret analysis knowledge utilizing numerous related pc software program purposes together with GraphPad Prism, SoftMax Professional, Microsoft Excel, and many others.
  
• Independently carry out day-to-day laboratory analysis actions similar to basic housekeeping, sustaining stock of provides and reagents, processing organic samples, preparation of buffers and reagents, reconstituting and aliquoting of reagents, and thorough report preserving and documentation of actions. 
  
• Independently carry out ELISAs and multiplexed antibody assays with a excessive diploma of precision to guage immune responses in samples collected from human volunteers enrolled in medical trials. Independently carry out different immunological assays (ELISpot), and measurement of antibody operate. 
  
• Help with the event, optimization, and qualification of immunological assays for the testing of samples collected from human individuals enrolled in medical trials. Establish issues and collaborate on troubleshooting assay procedures.
  
• Analyze, set up, evaluate, and interpret knowledge collected from immunoassays. Critically consider analysis knowledge and carry out high quality management. 
  
• Talk with examine sponsors and each inner and exterior collaborators. Act as a liaison and level of contact for examine sponsors and collaborators, responding to logistical and technical questions. Glorious verbal and written communication abilities are important.
  
• Manage, handle, evaluate, and make sure the highest high quality of assay knowledge. Put together giant knowledge units for submission.
• Add assay knowledge generated by the laboratory from medical examine specimens to the sponsor’s databases. Guarantee that each one knowledge is clear by following up on knowledge discrepancies, lacking info, and any required updates assigned by the sponsors. Promptly reply to any knowledge queries. 
  
• Conduct literature analysis and take part in modifying and getting ready manuscripts, stories, scientific illustrations, and pc graphics for publication. Contribute to the preparation of journal articles, grant proposals, and different analysis paperwork. Current analysis findings.
  
• Help with transport organic specimens, generate study-related pattern labels, and play a major function in archiving specimens and sustaining inventories within the laboratory. It is a vital operate for which group, timeliness, and consistency are of utmost significance.
  
• Help through the experimentation course of.
  
• Administer day-to-day laboratory operations together with monitoring the price range, guaranteeing high quality management and security compliance, growing insurance policies and procedures, and ordering provides. Actively take part within the institution or revisions of ordinary working procedures (SOPs) and a number of routine lab procedures.
  
• Keep correct operation of analysis tools, guaranteeing correct operation information, cleansing, ordering of required parts, and explaining/resolving technical points.
  
• Help within the coaching of undergraduate and graduate college students, post-doctoral, worldwide fellows, and/or junior technical personnel within the efficiency of quite a lot of laboratory strategies.
  
• Carry out different associated duties as assigned. 

Lead Laboratory Analysis Specialist will carry out all the above capabilities in addition to the next:

• Supervise, instruct, and information as much as 4 direct stories.Oversee and lead concurrent initiatives. Concurrently observe the progress of every examine and guarantee initiatives are on course to fulfill deadlines. Plan and schedule laboratory and administrative actions to fulfill examine timelines. Generate cautious and detailed budgets for initiatives and monitor funding and spending.
  
• Independently develop, optimize, and qualify immunological assays for the testing of samples collected from human individuals enrolled in medical trials. Establish issues and lead the troubleshooting of assay procedures.

 

{Qualifications}

  

Laboratory Analysis Specialist 

Schooling: Bachelor’s diploma in biology or discipline of examine associated to the analysis of the laboratory. 

Expertise: Analysis Specialist: Three (3) years of expertise together with two (2) years within the related analysis specialization. 

Different: Could require coaching associated to occupational security and well being, environmental compliance, transport of hazardous supplies, and/or ionizing radiation. Could contemplate a mix of straight associated expertise and schooling.

Lead Laboratory Analysis Specialist

Schooling: Bachelor’s diploma in biology or discipline of examine associated to the analysis of the laboratory. 

Expertise: 5 (5) years of expertise together with three (3) years within the related analysis specialization.

Most well-liked Supervisory Expertise: One (1) yr of labor coordination, coaching, or direct supervision.

Different: Could require coaching associated to occupational security and well being, environmental compliance, transport of hazardous supplies, and/or ionizing radiation. Could contemplate a mix of straight associated expertise and schooling.

Data, Expertise, Talents:

• Data of place necessities. Data of all relevant necessities, rules, and legal guidelines,
  Ability in efficient use of relevant expertise/methods. Proficiency in utilizing Excel, GraphPad Prism, Phrase, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Groups and the power to be taught and adapt to new applied sciences, applications, and evaluation software program as wanted.
  
• Data of immunology is required. Some data of immunoassays, assay improvement, and medical trials is required. 
  
• Capacity to successfully talk each verbal and written ideas, concepts, and details. Capacity to work cooperatively with others and independently.
  
• Capacity to meticulously generate and keep study-related spreadsheets. These embody inventories related to numerous varieties of medical samples and examine knowledge generated by the laboratory. Capacity to add knowledge generated by the laboratory and different info relating to specimens to the sponsor’s web sites.
  
• Consideration to element, organizational abilities, and significant pondering and troubleshooting abilities are vital.

Hiring Ranges: Commensurate with schooling and expertise 

Laboratory Analysis Specialist: $55,000 – $66,000

Lead Laboratory Analysis Specialist: $67,000 – $79,000

UMB is an Equal Alternative/Affirmative Motion Employer. All certified candidates will obtain consideration for employment with out regard to intercourse, gender identification, sexual orientation, race, shade, faith, nationwide origin, incapacity, protected Veteran standing, age, or every other attribute protected by regulation or coverage. For help associated to employment, please contact the Staffing division at [email protected] .  

For those who anticipate needing an affordable lodging for a incapacity beneath the People with Disabilities Act (ADA), throughout any a part of the employment course of, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Lodging Request . You might also contact [email protected] . Please word that solely inquiries regarding an ADA request for cheap lodging shall be responded to from this e-mail handle. 

 
Job
: Reg or CII Exempt Workers – E3305D
Worker Class : Exempt Common
Full Time/Half Time: Full-Time
Shift
: Day Job
Monetary Disclosure: No
Group
: Faculty of Drugs
Job Posting
: Nov 18, 2023
Unposting Date
: Ongoing