The Immune Monitoring and Discovery Platform (IMDP), within the OSUCCC-James Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology, delivers cutting-edge technology to analyze the immune system's response to cancer immunotherapy. IMDP resources include Cytek Aurora Spectral Cell Sorter, Cytek Aurora Spectral Analyzer, Cytek Northern Lights, BD FACSMelody, PhenoImager HT (Vectra), EVOS, Xenium Analyzer and more. The IMDP is seeking an innovative Senior Research Scientist.
Job Duties include:
- Instrument maintenance, standardization, and quality assurance: Establish and/or modifies and/or implements Standard Operating Procedures for routine instrument maintenance and performance evaluation.
- Perform instrument setup and acquisition of samples independently.
- Perform calibration/alignment, maintenance, trouble-shooting, repair of cytometers and associated facility instruments.
- Document instrument performance, maintenance, service, and corrective actions.
- Provide training for technicians and investigators with respect to the basics of the technology, instrument startup/shutdown and maintenance, data acquisition and transfer, and data analysis as needed.
- Educate core laboratory clients with respect to sample requirements for specific experimental goals.
- Experimental design and optimization with the laboratory Director to advise investigators regarding experimental design and data analysis.
- Work with investigators to explore and optimize current and emerging techniques.
- Work independently or together with Director to establish analysis strategies. Present novel assays and techniques to research group.
- Assess inventory and order supplies when needed.
- Conduct operations of the facility within safety guidelines for instrument operation, as well as chemical and biological safety standards.
- Maintain reporting and billing, process costing and fee development, budget development and management.
- Maintain technical currency, identify, and assess developing technologies, platforms, reagents, and methods.
- Import and deploy as appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's Degree, PhD or equivalent experience required.
- 5-6 years of relevant experience required.
- 6-8 years of relevant experience preferred.
Experience:
- Proficient knowledge of immunology.
- Demonstrated success training and supervising others.
- Demonstrated experience with data analysis platforms and reducing that data to figures suitable for scientific presentations (e.g., FlowJo, DiVa, Omiq, InForm) and Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other common tools.
- Training in bacteriological, viral, chemical, and physical safety.
- Proficiency with Macintosh and PC computers and handheld devices.
- Able to work safely in a BSL2 environment.
- Requires successful completion of a background check; selected candidate may be requested to completed a pre-employment physical including a drug screen.