Job Description

Research Assistant

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

We are looking for a highly motivated college graduate to join our collaborative team as a Research Assistant. Under the supervision of the principal investigator, you will work with sophisticated laboratory equipment to study metabolism at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. You will help to collect and analyze data as well as communicate these results. Our ideal candidate has worked in a research laboratory, is comfortable working with mice, and has familiarity with the R programming language.

Research Assistant Requirements and Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in the life or physical sciences
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Comfortable working with laboratory mice
• Comfortable working with and troubleshooting complex instrumentation
• Preference is given to candidates capable of coding in the R programming language
• Preference is given to candidates with prior lab experience
• Minimum commitment 2 years

Research Assistant Duties and Responsibilities

• Order materials for planned experiments
• Scheduling experiments and logistics
• Set up and run metabolic experiments with mice
• Data analysis and report generation
• Maintain detailed records of all experiments
• Perform minor surgical procedures

Essential Responsibilities

• Conducts routine tests following established procedures, which may include assays, DNA sequencing, tissue culture, protein purification, Southern blotting, PCR analysis, electrophoresis, chromatography.
• Researches and collects basic study data through monitoring devices and maintains daily logs/basic records of methodologies and test results. With supervision, using databases, may summarize data and interpret results using descriptive statistics and basic hypothesis testing.
• Performs literature searches and library investigations as they relate to the research and/or as assigned.
• Due to the dynamic environment in which research exists, must show flexibility in performing principal duties and responsibilities as research projects evolve.
• Attends Medical Center lectures regarding all safety requirements/conditions. Attends courses, lectures, and conferences to further own knowledge of research.
• May demonstrate routine laboratory tasks to tests to students and other research personnel.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related scientific field required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Competencies

Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision.

Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements.

Independence of Action: Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided. Work is monitored by supervisor/manager.

Written Communications: Ability to read, and write in English in order to understand basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively with patients, families and other medical center staff; and respond to basic questions.

Oral Communications: Ability to understand spoken English in order to follow basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively in basic English with patients, families and medical center staff in response to routine questions.

Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations. Specialized knowledge not required.

Teamwork: Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information or deliver services.

Customer Service: Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner.

Physical Nature of the Job: Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move through out the hospital campus.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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