Research Specialist - Virology Laboratory Sharma

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  Medical, Dental, and Vision
  
• Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Programs
• Disability Plans
• Life Insurance
• Accident Plan
• Paid Time Off and Other Leave Programs
• 12 Holidays Each Year
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  Tuition and Academic Assistance
  
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  And so much more!
  
  
  

• Maintain general laboratory organization, workflows, and efficient daily operations.
• Manage purchasing, vendor interactions, supply ordering, shipment receiving, and inventory control.
• Prepare, maintain, and catalog biological inventories (viral stocks, plasmid DNA, bacterial glycerol stocks, cell lines, and specimen archives).
• Oversee shared equipment scheduling, routine maintenance, calibration, and basic troubleshooting.
• Serve as the primary liaison with institutional core facilities.

• Provide technical assistance to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, andlab staff across virology, molecular biology, protein biochemistry, and immunology projects.
• Maintain mammalian cell cultures.
• Execute standard laboratory techniques including viral propagation/titration,molecular cloning, nucleic acid/protein analyses, protein purification,immunoblotting, flow cytometry, and microscopy.
• Prepare common laboratory reagents, stock solutions, and buffers.

• Assist with laboratory biosafety, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), and institutional regulatory compliance activities.
• Coordinate onboarding, laboratory orientation, and safety training for incoming personnel.
• Maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), safety documentation, and regulatory compliance records.

• Maintain rigorous, accurate laboratory records and electronic database inventories.

Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the area of assignment; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

• Proficiency in mammalian cell culture, molecular cloning, SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, and protein quantification assays.
• Hands-on knowledge of recombinant protein expression and purification using affinity chromatography and FPLC/AKTA systems.
• Knowledge of laboratory inventory management, supply procurement, equipment maintenance, recordkeeping, and biosafety and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) requirements.
• Effective organizational, written, and verbal communication skills, with the capacity to work independently and collaborate with faculty, staff, and trainees.