Research Technologist

Job Description

The Research Technologist (part‑time, 20 hours/week) position is a research role in the Nemours Biobank and Molecular Analysis Program that primarily supports the Lung Health Cohort (LHC) study funded by the National Institutes of Health. This individual will manage receipt and storage of biospecimens from the (LHC) American Lung Association Airways Clinical Research Center network (ALA-ACRC) sites and other ALA-ACRC studies as required.

The role also manages shipment of biospecimens to investigators from the biobank, maintains both handwritten and computerized records of specimens received and shipped, prepares reports including budgets and other regulatory documents, and has the ability to multi‑task. Experience with computer databases is preferred.

• Associate Degree is required;
  Bachelor's degree preferred
• 2 years significant laboratory experience preferred

• Receive biospecimens from the LHC collection sites into the ALA-ACRC biorepository housed at Nemours Biobank and Molecular Analysis Program (BMAP), including tracking incoming shipments, accepting shipments, cataloging shipment biospecimens, completing paperwork and computer entry related to acquisition.
• Prepare biospecimens for shipment from the ALA-ACRC biorepository to ACRC investigators under an approved protocol; communicate with and track shipments to the recipient site; catalogue biospecimens shipped, completing paperwork and computer entry related to shipment.
• Prepare reports of biospecimens received and shipped as requested.
• Prepare budgets, material transfer agreements, and other regulatory documents, and coordinate shared email in baskets.
• Develop SOPs with assistance of BMAP Program Manager, Laboratory Manager, and ALA-ACRC Nemours investigators.
• Order necessary supplies as requested by BMAP Program Manager, Laboratory Manager, and ALA-ACRC Nemours investigators.

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state‑of‑the‑art children’s hospitals—Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary‑urgent‑and‑specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I.

DuPont Trust, as well as other income. As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Our focus is prevention as well as cures, working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about and committed to leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure these philosophies are embedded in their day‑to‑day work with colleagues, patients, and families. To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us ours.org.