What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Technologist Assistant position at Advocate Aurora?
Major Responsibilities:
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
Education Required:
Experience Required:
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
- Performs reagent preparation and quality control, including measuring, mixing, calculating, completing documentation and data collection/entry according to polices and procedures.
- Processes and ships biospecimens according to protocol.
- Collaborates with other departments to obtain appropriate information and/or research and biological specimens as appropriate.
- Orders, receives, stocks supplies; maintains appropriate inventory of commonly used chemicals, solutions, supplies; removes outdated materials as appropriate.
- Performs minor preventative maintenance, adjustments and repairs on equipment to ensure instruments proper function.
- Washes, sterilizes, decontaminates laboratory equipment and facilities.
- Assists with performance of experimental procedures and basic biological/chemical assays, data analysis, literature searches, preparation of standard operating procedures and reports as needed.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
- None Required.
Education Required:
- Associate's Degree (or equivalent knowledge) in Biology, or
- Associate's Degree (or equivalent knowledge) in Chemistry or related field.
Experience Required:
- Typically requires 2 years of experience in college-level course work with laboratory component.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Knowledge of and ability to conduct, document and analyze basic laboratory assays with supervision
- Ability to perform measuring/pipetting and operate laboratory and computer equipment
- Basic personal computer skills including Microsoft Office suite of programs
- Ability to work as a member of a diverse team
- Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work/take on-call rotation some evenings and weekends to accommodate research lab needs.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time as well as stand and walk throughout each workday.
- Must be able to stand, walk, lift (approximately 40 lbs.), squat, bend, twist, kneel, and reach above the shoulders at various times in each workday.
- Occasionally moves 50-60 lbs. at shoulder level (heavy carboys).
- Fine hand motor manipulation required for performing measuring/pipetting and operation of laboratory and computer equipment.
- May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, biological (blood and body fluid) radiation hazards; and therefore, personal protective equipment must be worn as necessary.
- Must have functional speech, vision, smell, touch, and hearing.
- In some lab areas such as the animal lab, will come in contact to animals and/or dander; therefore should not have allergies to animals/dander.
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Salary : $20 - $31
