Scientist - Transplant Islet Cell Research Program
SENIOR SCIENTIST
Ph.D. or the equivalent experience and/or knowledge in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology or related discipline.
The following qualifications and experiences are preferred:
Work experience and familiarity with good manufacturing product standard guidelines is highly desirable.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a group.
Proven analytical thinking processes and problem solving. Demonstrated creative problem solving skills.
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills are required.
Ability to concurrently work on multiple assignments and balance priorities.
Ability to design and troubleshoot scientific problems related to molecular biology, immunohistochemistry and micro-array analysis.
Experience with manuscript and grant writing.
Strong written and presentation skills to co-author research proposals for grant submission as well as abstract and manuscript submission for presentation and publication.
The Islet Cell Research Program within the Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery is seeking an individual to design and conduct independent research projects focused on islet cell biology and transplantation. We are seeking a candidate with a passion for learning, with scientific leadership and a talent for understanding and supervising a broad range of duties encompassing not only academic responsibilities as a scientist, but also duties related to laboratory management, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Protocols, database organization, distribution, production, and quality assessment of human islets for our Transplant Clinical Islet Program across the country, and innovation/research in the area of beta cell biology. The incumbent will also be on-call for human and non-human islet isolations for clinical and for research. This position requires working within a biomanufacturing facility and the ability to learn current Good Manufacturing Practice standards and procedures.
The individual will be responsible for grant writing in an effort to attract extramural funding. In addition, the incumbent will be responsible for scientific presentations to local, regional and national meetings, as well as maintaining close communication with regulatory agencies.
The candidate will also be responsible for:
-Maintaining the human islet production database and timely reporting to the various registries and regulatory agencies.
-Be a team leader in the production and distribution of human islets for researchers across the country.
-Supervision and coordination of research staff.
-Working as a leader of the islet core facility to maintain productivity and efficiency. In addition, the incumbent is expected to work independently as a team leader to achieve and maintain specific technical and academic objectives as a part of the laboratory mission.
-Conducting laboratory and/or pilot-scale flow cytometry experiments.
-Programming, troubleshooting, and