Research Technician III - Population Sciences Biorepository
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7243024 (Ref:19098-en_US)
Posted: May 7, 2024
Job Description
Summary
The Population Sciences Biorepository (PSB) is an ATC core facility that provides support and services for biospecimen processing/storage in the DLDCCC and throughout BCM and the Texas Medical Center. This position will support all of the core projects with daily duties including receipt/fractionization of biospecimens, sample acquisition, data entry/documentation, sample shipment, inventory management, and other related duties as assigned. This individual should have excellent communication and organizational skills.
Job Duties
- Receives biological samples from various clinics after which they are inventoried, fractionated, and stored according to existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Creates/update/revises SOPs as needed.
- Assists in preparing biological samples for shipment and analysis.
- Documents/tracks samples using relavant databases.
- Prepares samples for analysis/shipment and helps generate proper documentation for transfer of samples.
- Controls inventory by tracking/updating inventory management system.
- Works in collaboration with other staff to ensure all projects are completed in a timely/efficient manner.
- Coordinates sample acquisition from DLDCCC and other TMC affiliated clinics/hospitals to ensure timely transfer/processing of all biological samples.
- Attends weekly meeting with laboratory, clinical coordinators, and management to ensure all projects stay on track and address any issues that may arise.
- May work with laboratory directors to develop and test new techniques/assays to support core projects.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
- One year of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree basic science or in a related field.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
