Shared Laboratory Resource Specialist I - Clinical Research Unit Laboratory

                    

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Job Title

Shared Laboratory Resource Specialist I - Clinical Research Unit Laboratory

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

LRI M51 Clinical Research Unit-Research Innov and Educ

                      

Job Code

D99680

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:00am-5:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

The Cleveland Clinic’s Research and Innovation and Education Institute is a core component of the institution’s mission, focused on advancing medical knowledge and patient care through research, education, and translating scientific discoveries into practical applications. This institute includes various centers and programs such as the Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Innovations, and the Education Institute, all working together to improve healthcare outcomes. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career. 

The Clinical Research Unit (CRU) provides services to support 100–200 active clinical research trials across multiple medical specialties while maintaining close engagement with study team members. The CRU maintains close integration with patient care and clinical staff and its laboratory team cultivates professional relationships while supporting the successful execution of clinical trials that provide meaningful hope to patients and their families. As a Shared Laboratory Resource Specialist I, you will independently perform a variety of laboratory activities at a moderate scientific complexity level, supporting the pre-analytical work for clinical trials, following proper procedures and SOPs, maintaining equipment, supporting operations and research customers and completing special projects.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (start/end time flexes depending on business needs) with occasional evening and weekend requirements.

This role is primarily based on Main Campus, with occasional travel to regional sites as needed, which is expected to be infrequent.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Work with more senior mentors with any questions, training, or other learning requirements to successfully complete assigned work. 

• Work independently or with a more senior mentor, conduct and evaluate experiments, essays, or other laboratory activities of low to moderate complexities. 

• Calculate, compile and communicate data to the Core leadership or internal customer. 

• Perform quality assurance on all assigned activities per procedures or SOPs. 

• Perform intake functions for the laboratory such as logging of samples and service requests, and the dissemination of basic information to users (i.e., minimum requirements for services, costs, etc.).  

• Record work accurately and completely. 

• Maintain established laboratory inventories, ordering materials as necessary 

• Prepare and operate equipment for experiments, assays, measurements, etc.  

• Assist in performing minor equipment repairs, according to manufacturer and Core guidelines. 

• Clean and perform general maintenance on equipment, according to established protocols. 

• Support the execution and facilitation of specialized services. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Associate’s degree in a relevant scientific field  

• OR two years of relevant experience 

• Certification in appropriate field per department or core protocol within one year of hire 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Laboratory or project management experience

• Technical and/or procedural experience in a laboratory setting

• Experience in reproductive technologies and anatomy

• Capable of handling protocol development

• Comfortable handling specimens collected from humans, including COVID positive materials and chemical haz