Staff Research Associate II

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday-Friday; 8:00am-5:00pm Posted Date 08/09/2024 Salary Range: $28.88 - 46.46 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 18554

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Department of Medicine is looking to hire a motivated Staff Research Associate II to join our team. In this role, you will investigate how the autonomic nervous system initiates and sustains arrhythmias, with a focus on the cardiac nervous system's role in heart disease. The Division's research involves collecting electrophysiologic and neural data in both human and animal models of cardiovascular disease. In this position, there will be focus on animal studies involving surgical dissection, hemodynamic and electrical activity recordings, and tissue analysis. Your responsibilities will include lab maintenance, coordination with other departments, and data analysis from both preclinical and clinical research.

Hourly range: $28.88-$46.46

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Skills to perform technical procedures in a timely and accurate manner
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others
• Ability to work on routine assignments with minimal supervision
• BS degree in biochemistry, physiology, biology or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to keep accurate records
• Skills in large animal handling and surgical procedures
• Skills in preparing buffers, solutions and reagents
• Skills in basic computer use, Microsoft excel, office, powerpoint
• Skill to perform surgical procedures in a lab setting on animals-porcine 

Preferred:

• Previous experience  as a Vet tech