Research Scientist​/Engineer , BRaIN Research Laboratory

Job Description The Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist/Engineer 2 to join their team.

The University of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology (DLMP) is a broad and dynamic department that strives for a consistent level of high achievement in all its activities. The Department offers full diagnostic services in all areas of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, is a top ranked research organization as measured by research awards from the National Institutes of Health and offers an array of specialized educational training programs.

DLMP brings together state‑of‑the‑art technology and highly trained, world‑renowned personnel to provide comprehensive diagnostic and personalized service to physicians, community hospitals, independent laboratories, and other health care organizations. Our operations are based at the University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, South Lake Union, Northwest Hospital and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Faculty members also serve at Seattle Children’s Hospital, the Veteran’s Administration Puget Sound Healthcare System, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

These collaborative efforts have generated innovative translational studies in the basic mechanisms of disease as they apply to diagnostic laboratory medicine and pathology. The UW Bio Repository and Integrated Neuropathology (BRaIN) Research Laboratory has an outstanding position for a Research Scientist/Engineer
2. This is an excellent opportunity for the scientist to participate in a team whose goal is to support human brain research from initial donation to state‑of‑the‑art cell and molecular tissue research. This is a full‑time day shift position located at the Harborview Medical Center campus. The specific work schedule will be discussed with the hiring manager. The salary information is provided below.

• Lab Operations Lead complex procedures associated with research donor brain procurement, dissection, preservation and analysis, and will lead an on‑call team for these cases.
• Monitor and direct junior staff to ensure correct procedures are followed.
• Independently dissect and assess key anatomical structures (> 90) to isolate for histopathologic examination with minimal supervision.
• Prepare, process, and ship specimens/samples accurately under well‑defined requirements.
• Provide support for in silico 3D reconstructions of gross brain images and tissue and fluid‑based immunoassays.
• Required to use care and maintain instruments; perform preventative maintenance on instruments according to prescribed protocols.
• Perform quality control and quality assurance.
• Prepare stock solutions and media, troubleshoot as needed, and maintain accurate records of laboratory inventory.
• Project Management Participate in other laboratory projects, which may include tissue clearing and staining for three‑dimensional microscopic reconstructions, downstream analytical approaches including solution‑phase quantitation and digital image analysis, and human cell culture projects.
• Organize and maintain databases on research projects and navigate the laboratory and pathology computer networks, participate in lab and other meetings, provide regular progress updates, review work lists and prioritize work in conjunction with the PI and interaction with the research team and collaborators.
• Assist with a variety of special projects, and research related duties as assigned in a research environment where innovation and novel analytic applications form the foundation of an integrated model of precision neuropathology.
• Administrative Contribute to maintaining updated protocols in the lab and will interface with senior research scientists and the PI, particularly with respect to methods and manuscript preparation.
• Perform research and assist in development of new procedures.
• This position has operational access to patient health information and clinical materials including pathology specimens and archival blocks and slides, and for these activities must adhere to the covered entity HIPPA Privacy and CLIA…