Life Sciences Research Assistant - Palo Alto, United States - PAVIR

PAVIR
PAVIR
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Palo Alto, United States

4 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

BENEFITS


PAVIR offers
generous benefits, including comprehensive health insurance, vision, dental,
14 paid holidays, paid vacation time, sick pay, a
401(k) with a fully vested 6% company match and 3% profit share, a wellness program, commuter benefits, and professional development training.

Plus, we pay for life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.


MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:


  • Experiments with cell culture, molecular biology, and animal physiology;
  • Breeding and maintenance of mouse colony and manage lab duties (ordering, management of protocols, breeding records;
  • Other tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

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Required: Bachelor's degree;

  • 1 year of patient recruitment experience;
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Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Biology;

  • 1 year of laboratory bench work and mouse colony management;
  • Previous experience and training in general lab skills such as micropipetting, cell culture, PCR analysis, western blotting, microscopy, and mouse colony breeding and management is strongly desired;
  • Strong knowledge with molecular biology, protein chemistry, renal physiology, and biochemistry is preferred;
  • Ability to analyze scientific data and problem solve experiments including routine calculations of dilution factors and solution concentrations is desired;
  • Excellent record keeping skills to maintain research notebook with daytoday experiment procedures and results;
  • Previous experience with writing research protocols and complying with laboratory safety rules and procedures;
  • Strong knowledge and training with informed consent process and maintenance of proper documentation for study and regulatory records (including Institutional Review Board submissions);
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) for teamwork and collaboration with other lab and research personnel; Previous experience with data analysis, including MS Word, GraphPad Prism, and Excel is preferred.

ABOUT PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH (PAVIR)
PAVIR facilitates research and education activities conducted at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. At PAVIR we work with more than 160 uniquely talented medical scientists.

We recruit and retain talented employees who believe in making a difference in the lives of others through innovative health research.


READY TO JOIN OUR RESEARCH TEAM?
PAVIR is a nonprofit foundation affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS).

As a condition of employment, all PAVIR employees are required to have an approved appointment with VAPAHCS and complete a background check before they can commence work.

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