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Research Lab Technician, Medicinal Chemistry

  • req7434
  • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
About VCU:

At VCU, we are UNCOMMON and UNLIKE any other university. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers for diversity and classified by Carnegie as R1 and Community Engaged. VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity, where your success is supported and your career can thrive.

About School of Pharmacy:

The School of Pharmacy has a 125-year tradition beginning with the Medical College of Virginia and continuing to the present. Ranked in the top 20 of Schools of Pharmacy nationwide, the school is dedicated to graduating outstanding future pharmacists and scientists who will improve human health, foster exemplary research, and provide sustaining contributions to inter professional patient care. The University recognized the School of Pharmacy as the highest-ranking academic unit for Inclusive Excellence.

All full-time staff are eligible for our generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off,12 paid holidays, and more. Explore our benefits further here: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/.

About the Role:

The School of Pharmacy invites applications for the Research Laboratory Technician position in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct biological characterization of small molecule compounds to develop therapeutics for neurodegenerative disorders

• Setting up and performing experiments; assisting and teaching and other laboratory staff (postdocs, student workers, graduate assistants, etc.) about specific laboratory techniques and protocols

• Assist with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents

• Maintains and order equipment and supplies

• Helps monitor compliance with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates

• Laboratory and instrument maintenance, customer training and support

• Daily bench work involving cell culture, ELISA and data processing

• Independently handling and maintaining advanced instrumentation, e.g., plate reader, western blotting, etc.

 

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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