Mission Driven, Community Focused About | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (cdrewu.edu)Charles R. Drew University is located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of south Los Angeles and was founded in 1966 in the wake of the Watts uprising. CDU was founded to address inadequate medical care in the region and to provide equitable medical education opportunities for underrepresented students.CDU is strongly invested in the local and regional community. The university leads multiple partnerships and programs to provide equitable healthcare resources in a variety of south Los Angeles neighborhoods.SummaryThe Center for Accelerating Excellence in Translational Science (AXIS) Research Capacity Core (RCC), located in the Division of Cancer Research and Training, is recruiting a skilled individual to manage the daily operations of the Research Laboratory. The individual will support CDU investigators, collaborators, and students by providing training, technical expertise, and research support on various instrumentation and laboratory techniques. In this way, the individual will help faculty and students advance research across the Institution. In addition, the Manager will develop and implement a recharge center model for shared research facilities by providing a service to faculty, students, and external users in the research community. Recharge centers aim to recover the cost of running the Core/Units.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops standard operating protocols and manages overall function for the core laboratory.
- Implement a new laboratory management system (Agilent iLab) for all specialized equipment
- Manages and maintains major equipment within the core laboratory.
- Provides equipment operation as a service as per individual researcher's intended use.
- Develops and implements a recharge center model for shared research facilities that provide a product or a service to faculty, students, and external users in the research community.
- Provides instruction and training in core equipment operation to new users.
- Establishes and maintains the core laboratory inventory that includes chemicals, cell lines/tissues, instrument usages and related projects' activities, and generates weekly report to the PI and Chief, Dr. Vadgama.
- Manages routine maintenance procedures and emergency repair situations.
- Acquires knowledge of new technology and policy/procedure revisions
- Assist new PIs with lab start-up, including arranging moving and shipments of items.
- Maintain lab safety standards and safety training, including videos, for CDU investigators and trainees
- Additionally, conduct laboratory safety audits on a regular basis and retain audit reports using iAuditor.
- Manage negotiations and contracts for the use of core facilities by CDU and other outside interests.
- Establishes and ensures efficient arrangement and use of laboratory space.
Major Equipment will include:
- Next Generation Sequencing Unit
- Illumina Nextseq 550
- Ion Torrent S5
- 10x Genomics Chromium IX
- BioRad digital PCR Instrument
- Drug Discovery Unit
- Agilent 1260 Infinity II HPLC
- Agilent LCMS 6495B
- OpenSPR and benchtop NMR
- Exosome and MicroRNA Unit
- Nanosight NS300
- Thermofisher WX90 Ultracentrifuge
- Flow Cytometry
- Attune NXT Flow Cytometry
- BD Melody Cell Sorter
- Muse Cell Analyzer
- Histology/Microscopy
- Confocal Microscope Systems with Lasers-TCS SPEII
- Cytation 1 Live Imager
- Zeiss PALM Microbeam Lase Microdissection
- Multiplex Protein Quantification
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop a business model for Laboratory Research Operation
- Develop external user contacts for the core Units.
- Implement Agilent iLab Management System for all specialized equipment.
- Availability to work on weekends and evenings to complete time-sensitive projects.
- Oversee Laboratory Technicians within the Unit.
- Other duties as requested.
EDUCATION:
- Minimal requirements include a bachelor's degree in biological sciences, bioinformatics, or a related field.
- Masters in Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, or related field preferred.
- PhD in Biological Sciences, Molecular and Genomic Research, or related field preferred.
- Able to perform duties and resolve problems independently and as a team Leader.
EXPERIENCE:
- Experience with high throughput molecular biology techniques.
- Experience with next-generation short read sequencing is preferred but not required.
- Experience in performing DNA and RNA extractions on various sample types is preferred.
SKILLS:
- Assists Principal Investigators with grant preparation and reporting of results.
- Ability to analyze Next Generation Sequencing data is desired using open source or Licensed CLC genomic software (Qiagen) is preferred.
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize priorities in the organization of workflow.
- Able to perform duties independently, with a minimal need for direct supervision.
COMPLEXITY:
- The ability to perform highly detailed work with sustained attention and care while providing/obtaining information on numerous inquiries is paramount to success in this position.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Occasional stooping. Frequent standing. Constant walking, sitting, climbing, reaching high/low levels, finger movement, feeling, speaking clearly, hearing conversationally, and seeing far and near.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Position is on site unless specific authorization from manager.
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Occasionally required to work in confined space.
MENTAL DEMANDS:
- The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Frequent variety of unrelated tasks. Constant calculating, interrupted work, a variety of interrelated tasks, and use of sustained concentration, reasoning, judgment, resourcefulness, analytical ability, and ingenuity.
Special Requirements:
- As a health professions institution of higher education, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science seeks to protect the health and safety of the University community. As a condition of enrollment and employment, students, faculty, and staff must comply with the current CDU COVID-19 requirements as described on the CDU COVID-19 webpage. Please visit the CDU Return to Campus website or email the Campus Nursing Office at ...@cdrewu.edu.
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse community, including persons of color and sexual minorities.
Compensation:
- $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 Annually
Position Status:
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Conditional Statement: The employment status of this position is classified as Conditional . Conditional employment means that the job exists contingent upon funding limitations of restricted funds or, the duration of a specific program, project, grant or contract. The duration of grant for this position is through June 30, 2025.EEO Statement: Charles R. Drew University is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability or covered veteran status.Fair Chance Statement: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local Fair Chance laws.