Research Support Specialist (F/T or P/T)
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- Stony Brook University
- Location
- Stony Brook, NY
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- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):Bachelors degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Biology, Chemistry or equivalent field of study. Prior laboratory or health care experience (clinical or research setting.)
Preferred Qualifications:One (1) year experience in clerical or technical duties in a health care (clinical or research) setting. Computer competency (i.e. MS Word, Excel spreadsheets.)Brief Description of Duties: Incumbent supports the Anatomic Pathology and Pathology Departments with research related duties.
Anatomic Pathology Department duties:
- File in numeric order patient Surgical, Cytology & Autopsy Microscopy slides (including consult cases) & paraffin tissue blocks on a daily basis.
- Retrieval of patient microscope slides from storage (Hospital and/or Tech Park) for review of previous material and Tumor Board conferences. As well as maintaining a record of the location of original slides and blocks that have been retrieved.
- Retrieval of microscope slides / paraffin tissue blocks from storage (Hospital and/or Tech Park) for patients / clinicians that have requested them to be sent out for 2nd opinions or additional specialty testing. As well as maintaining a record of the location of original slides and blocks that have been retrieved.
- Retrieval of patient microscope slides / paraffin tissue blocks from storage (Hospital and/or Tech Park) that have been requested by researchers and submit to Pathologist for review before releasing.
- Packing up slides / blocks to be sent back to originating institutions and documenting return of said slides / blocks.
- Retrieval of patient microscope slides / paraffin tissue blocks for Legal requests.
Department of Pathology duties:
- Maintain accurate inventory of patients consents in written and electronic format.
- Perform Copath searches to identify slides which meet protocol requirements.
- Assist with completion of monthly iLab billing and reports.
- Assist with supply inventory and ordering.
- Assist with technical duties in Research Histology Core Laboratory
- Other duties as assigned.
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Nonexempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. **This position will be filled Full Time or Part Time, for Part Time position, days and hours are flexible.
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Job Field: Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical)
Primary Location: US-NY-Stony Brook
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Shift
Posting Start Date: May 16, 2019
Posting End Date: May 30, 2019, 10:59:00 PM
Organization
In a little more than 50 years, Stony Brook has established itself as one of America’s most dynamic public universities, an essential part of the region’s economy, and a center of cultural excellence.
Nobel laureates, Guggenheim fellows, and MacArthur grant winners teach on our campus, making it a magnet for outstanding students. Stony Brook has been ranked in the top 1 percent of all universities worldwide by the London Times Higher Education—QS World University Rankings. U.S. News & World Report ranks Stony Brook among the top 100 best national universities. A member of the elite Association of American Universities, Stony Brook is among the 62 best research institutions in North America. Stony Brook faculty are leaders in significant national and worldwide projects, including the reconstruction of Iraq’s public health systems and museums, the management of the national parks of Madagascar,
and uncovering the causes of lobster mortality in Long Island Sound.
The entrepreneurial energy and economic strength of the University bring a combined benefit of $4.7 billion to the economy of Long Island. Stony Brook has a remarkable record of fruitful collaboration with private enterprise. The only university in New York State to have two Centers of Excellence, in biotechnology and wireless technology, Stony Brook has promoted the launch of 44 companies through its high-technology incubators.
Stony Brook University Medical Center is home to Suffolk County's only tertiary care hospital, with nearly half a million patient visits each year. Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center comprises the Schools of Dental Medicine, Health Technology and Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Welfare, and the Graduate Program in Public Health. The Long Island State Veterans Home is operated by Stony Brook University’s Health Sciences Center, and serves as a site for the education and training of long-term care and geriatric health care professionals.
Stony Brook’s Staller Center is Suffolk County’s leading arts venue. A rich program of theater, dance, classical music, and popular entertainment make Staller a vibrant attraction throughout the year. The Center hosts masterclasses and concerts by the world-renowned Emerson String Quartet, resident faculty at the University, and the spring Chamber Music Festival.
Each summer, the Stony Brook Film Festival brings leading and emerging filmmakers and fans to the campus.
One of America’s most diverse universities, Stony Brook celebrates the rich heritage of immigrant New York at the Charles B. Wang Center celebrating Asian and Asian American cultures. A second site, in the heart of Manhattan, connects the University to the world’s greatest city.
Stony Brook is an engine of invention, creativity, and opportunity that has become a national model and a resource for the world.
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