Research Technician- Cardiology Circle Lab

Description – External

The UT Heart and Vascular Institute is seeking a motivated and driven Laboratory Tech I to support translational biomedical engineering research in cardiovascular disease within Dr. Venkat Keshav Chivukula’s Center for Intelligence Research in Cardiac and Pulmonary Therapies (CIRCLE) Laboratory. This role assists with a variety of research activities, including computer modeling, hemodynamic data analysis, 3D CAD modeling, computational fluid dynamics simulations, medical image processing, database creation, and testing of in‑house developed computer algorithms.

The position requires maintaining proficiency with specialized software to ensure timely completion of lab tasks, as well as keeping accurate and organized records such as lab notebooks, data files, and research databases to support ongoing projects. The position offers up to 15 hrs a week on a casual status.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full‑time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37‑38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world‑renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as:

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

The Research Technician provides routine, entry‑level technical assistance in carrying out assigned duties of laboratory activities.

• Washes, dries, and sterilizes laboratory glassware and instruments. Distributes clean glassware to appropriate laboratories. May support equipment in dry lab environments.
• Performs custodial laboratory duties and maintains a safe laboratory environment and follows safety procedures.
• May prepare lab solutions for simple and more complex biochemical experiments and laboratory tests. May perform duties using autoclave machine, pipet washer, centrifuge, microscope, and ultraviolet light microscope with fluorescent detachments.
• Performs autoclaving and disposal of biohazardous materials.
• Conducts various routine tests in a research laboratory setting.
• Maintains reference materials and laboratory notebooks.
• Under the direction of the supervisor, orders basic laboratory supplies and maintains equipment.
• May demonstrate the safe and proper use of scientific laboratory equipment.
• May collect lab coats daily for laundry, complete laundry slips with the number of submitted coats, and return the lab coats to their proper labs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

• 6 months of experience in research laboratory preferred

• None

• None

• Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

• 51.215 and Texas Government Code
• 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code
• 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.
• A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.
• 791.4

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.