• Job Description

  Req#: R224824

  Department:

  85196 Greater Charlotte Research and Other Sponsored Programs - Academic Musculoskeletal

  Status:

  Full time

  Benefits Eligible:

  Yes

  Hou rs Per Week:

  40

  Schedule Details/Additional Information:

  Day shift

  Pay Range

  $21.85 - $32.80

  The Musculoskeletal Institute at Atrium Health (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery) seeks a highly motivated Research Technician I for its Basic Science and Translational Research laboratory group.

  Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field
  • Previous laboratory experience (wet lab with basic bench-top skills proficiency)

  Responsibilities

  • Supporting existing and future research studies
  • Wet-lab bench work, including but not limited to
    • Molecular biology and biochem techniques (nucleic acid isolation from biological samples, qPCR, Western blot, ELISA, microarray, flow cytometry)
    • Biomaterials
    • Cell isolation from blood/tissue and cell/tissue culture
    • Microbiology/bacteriology
    • microCT
    • Microscopy
  • Clinical sample collection and processing involving visits to operating rooms, procedure rooms, and clinical exam rooms. Coordinating with nursing and surgical staff for blood, tissue, and orthopaedic hardware collection.
  • Assist in protocol development and optimization (e.g. critical assessment of existing scientific literature and established protocols)
  • Ability to work independently and within an interdisciplinary team of research scientists, engineers, clinical researchers, and orthopaedic surgeons
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing timelines
  • Excellent communication skills and professionalism

  This is a full-time position with mostly regular hours (9-5, M-F) but will require some earlier morning start times or later evening end times. The candidate is expected to work on-site. Pay scale is contingent upon prior experience.

  Our Commitment to You:

  Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

  Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

  Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program

  About Advocate Health

  Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

• About the company

  Advocate Aurora Health is a non-profit health care system with dual headquarters located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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