Non-Exempt Temporary or Casual

Casual/Temp Researcher - Visible Heart Laboratories

About the Job:
Work with current lab staff to oversee the organization and upkeep of the Visible Heart lab surgical facilities, by inventorying supplies and setting up the tools and requisite materials needed prior to surgeries. Provide support for surgical procedures and pre- and post-operative large animal care. Provide support for the principal investigator, students, and staff in general research studies and experiments. Must be personally motivated to succeed in a high paced work environment.
Supervision:
This position will be supervised primarily by Kara Heinle, with input from Dr. Paul Iaizzo.

The Visible Heart Laboratories is a preclinical laboratory focusing on the reanimation of large mammalian and human hearts under simulated physiologic conditions to better visualize the function of cardiac anatomy, as well as the ability to investigate device-tissue interfaces, with the intent of furthering medical device invention and physician/academic training.

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials

Required Qualifications:
* Undergraduate degree in social or natural science
* Must be willing to work a flexible work week; core lab hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
* Must be able to lift 50 lbs by oneself, must be able to sit and stand for long periods
* Training relative to working in a surgical environment
* Must be able to wear PPE for long periods of time and be around volatile anesthetics

Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with preclinical research - animal models for medical research; some knowledge of implantable devices
* Surgical set-up skills and experience acute studies with sterile procedure
* Experience with working as a team member in a surgical - laboratory setting
* Knowledge of animal and some human anatomy and physiology
* Experience with conducting research according to standards: e.g. GLP regulations
* Experience with conducting - documenting ongoing research according to approved scientific protocols and summarizing data in reports

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