ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reviews and researches project background and status with Research Program staff.
- Participates in all phases of research including planning, preparation, calibration, application, evaluation, data analysis, and maintenance.
- Makes novel observations.
- Collects and interprets data.
- Draws sound scientific conclusions based on data analyses. The results of these studies, and the conclusion generated, will impact research plans and advancement decisions on experimental materials.
- Presents project reviews before colleagues and peers.
- Participates in all aspects of offering samples for research and procurements.
- May visit DNWest’s high profile academic and commercial biotech partner labs and learns new techniques and methods of tissue preservation and processing.
QUALIFICATIONS
- This position is intended to provide a mutually beneficial arrangement where the Research Assistant will receive highly valuable experience working in a world class laboratory while staff will benefit from having more time to focus on advanced tasks and project work.
- Staff will rely heavily on the Research Assistant to be fairly independent and to perform assigned tasks in a correct and efficient manner. As a result, past work history, volunteer activities, notable achievements/honors, and letters of recommendation will all be seriously considered as part of the selection process for this position.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Candidates must be a degree-seeking students enrolled at an accredited college or university, or within a year of finishing their degree or program.
- The candidates will have completed at least a basic entry-level college biology course and be working towards a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in a scientific field.
- Laboratory experience working with pipets and volumetric glassware is highly desirable. Candidates must be local as this is a year around position and the work is at a DNWest facility.
Skills Required
- Enrolled degree-seeking student at an accredited college/university or within one year of completing degree
- Completed at least an entry-level college biology course and pursuing a B.S. in a scientific field
- Ability to work independently and perform assigned tasks correctly and efficiently
- Must be local and able to work year-round at a DNWest facility
- Laboratory experience using pipets and volumetric glassware
- Past work history, volunteer activities, notable achievements/honors, and letters of recommendation will be considered
What We Do
Donor Network West is a federally designated nonprofit, 501(c)3, organ procurement and tissue recovery organization (OPO) with headquarters in Northern California and Northern Nevada. Established in 1987, we serve more than 13 million people and connect a donor’s gift to those in need in 45 counties in Northern California and Northern Nevada. Organ, eye, and tissue donation offers the hope to heal. The generous decisions of donors and their families allow us to recover and allocate organs and tissues for transplantation and research. We are able to carry out our mission of saving and healing lives thanks to our partnership with 175 hospitals, doctors, nurses, more than 500 funeral homes and 44 coroners and medical examiners. Donor Network West is proud to be a Donate Life organization and an accredited member of the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) and the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). We are additionally members of Donate Life California and Donate Life Nevada. Join our mission: https://www.donornetworkwest.org/careers/
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