Assistant Laboratory Director
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7228625 (Ref:18831-en_US)
Posted: March 15, 2024
Job Description
Summary
Assists the Laboratory Director or Principal Investigator in administering a Baylor College of Medicine laboratory. Provides professional guidance and technical support to faculty and principal investigators.
Job Duties
- Organizeand maintainlab space, reagents, samples, and machines, establishand compliance of lab etiquette, procedures, and conduct for basic and scientific operation, organizeand supervise individual lab duties and communication tools
- Orientation planning and training schedule for new members, competency assessment and compliance in general lab practices and techniques
- Establishand compliance to lab record keeping, data storage, and reporting protocols
- Scientific SOP development for commonly used assays
- Inclusion and scientific input into ongoing and future projects
- Supervision of technicians and fellows to meet study needs
- Assistwith data analysis and assessment
- Benchwork for high-profile study needs
- Consultation on project timelines, study design, assay troubleshooting, assay limitations, and study feasibility
- Project and Grant Support
- Project reports, finding summaries, or when applicable presentation of materials, manuscript and grant section preparation, writing, and editing services where applicable, involvement in non-clinical research grant work
- Collaboration or core facility service searches and introductions based on project or lab needs
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree ina Basic Scienceor related field.
- Four years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in a related field.
- Teamwork/collaboration, customer service, communication and analytical thinking/problem solving.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
18831
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
