Senior Laboratory Technologist - Weill Cornell Medicine : Job Details

Title: Senior Laboratory Technologist

Location: Upper East Side

Org Unit: PGD Lab

Work Days:

Weekly Hours: 35.00

Exemption Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $73,400.00 - $83,300.00

* As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices

Position Summary

Oversees day-to-day immunohistochemistry laboratory operations and other automated and manual tests. Ensures consistency of quality across multiple platforms while helping to pursue the department's scientific projects and mission. This role also develops standard operating procedures for immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence and molecular assays. Provides training to new staff.

Job Responsibilities

* Serves as main operational lead for the technical aspects immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF) and molecular tests as a paid service and clinical research.

* Participates in discussions with department and laboratory leadership. Assists with formulating and implementing the short and long-range goals for the operation and growth of TRP; sets priorities, assigns responsibilities, and establishes timetables.

* Performs all routine procedures and provides technical support in biomarker assay development, including discovery and validation of biomarker targets, experimental design, data analysis, and coordination of lab activities.

* Responsible for adapting various protocols from vendors including multiplexed IHC and IF, real-time PCR, digital image analysis, deep learning and other emerging technologies critical to the continued research support of TRP.

* Oversees IHC technician(s); diagnoses problems and provides troubleshooting. Evaluates IHC technician(s) performance.

* Performs other related duties as assigned

Education

* Bachelor's Degree

Experience

Master's degree or PhD with molecular biology research experience preferred.

5 plus years of related research experience with a focus on IHC and/or molecular biology.

HT/HTL (ASCP) preferred or eligible.

Proficient on pathology clinical laboratory tests.

Familiar with immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining.

Knowledge of immunopathology preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

* Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).

* Advanced level analytical/troubleshooting skills.

* Advanced time management and organizational skills

* Demonstrated ability to perform listed duties, work independently and follow through on work assignments.

Licenses and Certifications

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

Light lifting of boxes, reagents, other solutions and equipment.

Subject to exposure of blood, fluids, tissue and other potentially infectious materials. Exposure to odorous chemicals, and specimens.

Weill Cornell Medicine is a comprehensive academic medical center that is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery, and the education of future physicians and scientists in New York City and around the world. Our doctors and scientists - faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the Weill Cornell Physician Organization - are engaged in world-class clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side's scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine's powerful network of collaborators extends to its parent university Cornell University; to Qatar, where an international campus offers a U.S. medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Our medical practices serve communities throughout New York City, and our faculty provide comprehensive care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Behavioral Health Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. At Weill Cornell Medicine, we work together to treat each individual, not just their conditions or illnesses, as we strive to deliver the finest possible care for our patients - the center of everything we do. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Weill Cornell Medicine provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to protected status, including race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.

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