School of Medicine Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,500 faculty physicians and researchers, more than 1,300 students, and more than 6,000 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Health System and the Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) comprise Duke Health. a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

LAB RESEARCH ANALYST, SENIOR

Location: Durham, NC, USA, 27710

Personnel Area: Medical Center

Position Description:

We are recruiting a senior-level lab manager under the title of Research Analyst Sr. We are looking for an individual who has experience managing a large-scale research program for groups conducting preclinical and clinical studies. The lab manager will oversee operations for the Donnelly Lab (Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine). Read more about our research group here: https://anesthesiology.duke.edu/research/donnelly-lab

Principal Responsibilities:

• Aid in personnel management for a >10-member team.

• Assist in managing annual laboratory budget, including expenditure monitoring and future budgetary planning.

• Assist in preparing regulatory documents (e.g., IACUC protocols, IBC documents, IRB documents), lab-specific SOPs, and grant/manuscript writing.

• Oversight and management of a large mouse colony.

• Aid in the planning, development, and implementation of experimental procedures within the overall scope of the above research projects.

• Assist in the training of other laboratory members with experimental procedures, analyses, data reports, and manuscript preparation.

• Participate in the general oversight of the lab, including basic lab maintenance, lab organization, and oversight of critical lab reagents and equipment.

• It is expected that this position will involve both managerial duties and direct involvement in research projects. As such, candidates will need to maintain consistent experimental records via electronic lab notebook documentation and should be able to interpret experimental results, conduct troubleshooting experiments, generate research/data reports, and assist in the preparation of manuscripts and publications.

Education/Training Requirements:

• Work requires five years of research experience. A related master’s degree may offset required years of experience on a 1:1 basis (e.g., a two year masters’s degree in lieu of two years of experience).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong written communication skills and experience with IACUC, IBC, and IRB documentation is ideal.

• Strong organizational skills and multitasking proficiency.

• Experience in supervising and training junior lab staff.

• Prior experience in the fields of neuroscience, immunology, or cancer biology are strongly preferred for this position. Knowledge of university business practices and systems is highly desirable.

• Candidates who possess experience with the following experimental techniques are also ideal for this position: surgical manipulations in mice; behavioral phenotyping in mice; histological methods and light microscopy; molecular biology experience (e.g., PCR, western blotting, ELISA); cell culture techniques; flow cytometry and FACS of mouse and human samples; and knowledge of statistical and/or bioinformatic data analysis tools.

All candidates should submit their current CV, including a list of three references from previous employers familiar with the candidate in a research setting.

School of Medicine:

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation’s top medical schools. Ranked tenth among its peers, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where traditional barriers are low, interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced, and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe.

Comprised of 2,400 faculty physicians and researchers, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing and Duke University Health System create Duke Health. Duke Health is a world-class health care network. Founded in 1998 to provide efficient, responsive care, the health system offers a full network of health services and encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Private Diagnostic Clinic, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

Other:

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions:

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires a bachelor's degree in botany, biology, zoology, psychology or other directly related scientific field.

Experience

Work requires five years of research experience. A related master's OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE degree may offset required years of experience on a 1:1 basis, e.g., a two year master's degree in lieu of two years of experience.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.