Job Description

Principal Investigator, Dr. Warren G. Tourtellotte is looking for a Research Associate II to join the team!

The Tourtellotte laboratory studies the cellular and molecular basis of central and peripheral nervous system development, and mechanisms involved in innervation homeostasis and neurodegeneration. We are seeking a Research Associate (Research Associate II) with experience in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and/or primary tissue culture to assist with all aspects of scientific experimentation in the laboratory.

Are you ready to be a part of breakthrough research?

Working under direct supervision, the Research Associate II performs routine and increasingly complex laboratory tasks and procedures and develops technical expertise in one or more areas relevant to research projects. The Research Associate II will participate in research activities involving all aspects of the research process, to include, but not limited to; investigation, technical, testing/validation of results, and report findings.  The Associate will perform a variety of routine experimental protocols and procedures to support the objectives of laboratory research projects. The Associate will observe and comply with safety standards and procedures, assist in preparation of data for publication and/or presentation at scholarly meetings, and assist in general laboratory maintenance.  This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Performs a variety of increasingly complex experimental protocols and procedures and assist in the design of new complex or unusual protocols and techniques.

Keeps accurate and detailed records of experiments and results, and assist in identifying and troubleshooting of unexpected results.

Orders laboratory supplies and supports laboratory operations.

Maintains lab equipment and related records and may coordinate use of lab equipment.

Assists in the operation of specialized equipment, as required by the area of research.

Assists in preparation of data for publication and/or presentation at scholarly meetings.

Observes and complies with safety standards and procedures.

Orients research laboratory assistants or lower level research associates and undergraduate student researchers on day-to-day lab operations and routine procedures.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science or related field.

Experience and Skillset:

1 year of research laboratory experience, required

• Understanding of general research objectives
• Offer technical support to keep projects moving forward.
• Working knowledge of database management, personal computers, and presentations
• Familiar with routine laboratory procedures and experimental protocols.

Department specifics:

Preferred candidates should have a minimum of 2 years of experience and must have experience with translational research using animal models to study mechanisms of gene function and disease pathogenesis. 

Preferred experience in molecular biology, cell culture, immunocytochemistry, Western blotting, PCR, quantitative real-time PCR and histology/imaging techniques including quantitative bright-field and fluorescence microscopy is helpful. Initially working under direct supervision of the laboratory manager, the Research Associate will perform routine and increasingly complex laboratory tasks and procedures. He or she will develop technical expertise in one or more areas of research in the lab and will execute, troubleshoot and accurately and honestly report the results of experiments. The Research Associate will observe and comply with safety standards and procedures, assist in preparation of data for publication and/or creating independent presentations at scholarly meetings, and assist in general laboratory maintenance. 

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About Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.Although community based, Cedars-Sinai is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Cedars-Sinai has highly competi...tive graduate medical education programs in more than 50 specialty and subspecialty areas, a graduate program in biomedical sciences and translational medicine, a clinical scholars program directed towards junior physicians with aspirations to become clinical scientists, and post graduate training opportunities.There are more than 250 full-time faculty members at Cedars-Sinai. The voluntary medical staff, comprised of more than 2,200 specialty board-certified or board-qualified physicians, represent all of the specialties and subspecialties and collaborate with full-time medical staff in the teaching responsibilities of the graduate medical education programs.

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