CCTS Biomarker Analysis Lab Manager
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- University of Kentucky
- Location
- Lexington, KY
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- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
CCTS Biomarker Analysis Lab Manager
Requisition Number:RE48864
Department Name:40833:CCTS Clinical Research Dev & Ops Center
Work Location:Lexington, KY
Grade Level:46
Salary Range:$52,021-85,800/year
Type of Position:Staff
Position Time Status :Full-Time
Required Education:PhD
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Required Related Experience:2 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification:None
Physical Requirements:Processing of biospecimens, handling of lab chemicals, assay kits, lab equipment. High level of concentration and attention to detail for long periods of time.
Shift:Normal daytime shift, 8 am-5pm.
Job Summary:The Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) is seeking a highly motivated, professional CCTS Biomarker Analysis Lab Manager to contribute to the variety of perspectives and excellence of our department and to assist the faculty and staff of our fast-paced research center. The CCTS supports campus research professionals to ensure they are able to meet their research goals and ultimately improve the health of our communities and populations. Our vision is to foster a community that guides and transforms our approaches to healthcare, education, research and community partnerships. We believe that the innovation, collaboration, and rigor that arise from bringing together different perspectives and ensuring fairness are essential to our mission of eliminating health disparities within the community.
Since its inception in 2006, the CCTS has invested millions of dollars into research funding and trainee support at the University of Kentucky through its commitment to funding innovative, early stage translational research. The CCTS’s vision is to catalyze clinical and translational discoveries through an integrated and transformative research environment targeting improved health, with emphasis on underserved populations in Kentucky. In support of that vision, the CCTS Biomarker Analysis Lab Manager will serve as a team member of the Clinical Research Organization.
Responsibilities for this position include the ability as Laboratory Manager to be responsible for the day-to-day operation and administration of the CCTS Biomarker Analysis Lab (CCTS-BAL). The Laboratory Manager will contribute to the success of CCTS by providing leadership, direction, and coordination of operations for BAL.Laboratory duties which include method selection, biomarker assay (electrochemiluminescent multi-plex immunoassays, ELISA), data analysis and data reporting. The manager insures test methodologies selected have the capability of providing quality results; ensure that quality control and quality assessment programs are established and maintained. The Laboratory Manager will create and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders – coordinating the activities of the Biomarker Analysis Lab across CCTS and the broader research community. Duties include support for muscle biopsy tissue collection; assisting physicians and nurses during the biopsy, ensuring the working area is prepared for tissue processing, assessing tissue for quality and quantity and reporting back to the physician, preparing and freezing high quality tissue bundles for histochemistry, freezing remaining tissue for RNA and protein. The Lab Manager will have supervisory responsibility for 1–2 employees.
Successful candidates will possess organizational skills, accuracy, focus, precision, technical and analytical skills, knowledge of regulatory requirements. This candidate will have leadership, ethical conduct, excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
The CCTS is dedicated to broadening the range of perspectives within our staff and faculty and aims to build a team with an extensive spectrum of skills and experiences.
Proficiency with immunoassays and data analysis, proficiency with MS Office Suite, familiarity with data analysis software and RedCap project management application. Strong organizational and teaching skills. Previous laboratory management preferred.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :Yes
Preferred Education/Experience:Degree in biomedical field.
Deadline to Apply:02/02/2025
Our University Community:We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Organization
Fast Facts
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman
About the University
Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.
Mission
The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.
Our Guiding Principles
The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.
Employment/Benefits
As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.
Research
In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.
Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.
In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.
UK HealthCare
UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.
Living in the Bluegrass
Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.
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