Research Assistant

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Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona,St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services.  Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.

We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery.  In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital.

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We seek outstanding applicants for a full-time research assistant position to maintain and manage the biological specimen repository in the laboratory of Dr. Ruchira Jha, Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neurobiology. Our NIH funded laboratory focuses on translational research in several types of acute brain injury, with a particular interest in secondary injury processes that are clinically relevant to the care of critically ill patients. To this end,  we use human tissue and biofluid samples to explore and evaluate potential biomarkers and how genetic differences may inform precision medicine. Our work frequently involves extensive collaborations with other university laboratories and networks nationwide.

Applicants are expected to have an excellent track record of teamwork, attention to detail, organizational skills, and excellence in their previous academic endeavors. The ideal candidate would be highly motivated, hard-working and interested in the field of acute brain injury and laboratory management. Successful candidates will be those who are open to learning new techniques given the rapidly changing scientific environment, good communication and teamwork skills, highly organized and flexible. The technician may be involved in administrative paperwork for consenting patients, obtaining biofluid specimen, processing samples with centrifugation, organizing/storage of the samples, maintaining a database (REDCap), and patient follow up phone calls.

Previous practical experience in a laboratory is valuable but less important than the overall personality fit and willingness to learn.

Pay commensurate with experience.

Exposure to laboratory techniques appropriate to those executed in the multidisciplinary medical laboratory.

Science background must be applicable to type of lab position applying for.

Education
Bachelor's degree required. Must have good understanding of college level algebra and calculus.