Assistant Technical Director - Military Veterans

Location: Chicago, IL
Job Description:

• Oversee research projects schedules, contribute to updating and maintaining core regulatory protocols, develop and maintain updated written SOPs.
• Responsible for core (and sub-cores) monthly billing, supply management, equipment service, and software licenses. Support Technical Director with administrative responsibilities.
• Communicate with and plan support/repairs as needed with building maintenance and Plant.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates.
• Provide veterinary support to all sub-units as needed to perform image acquisition: this includes animal set up for imaging, animal anesthesia, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, and intravenous injection of radioactive contrast agents and other solutions, small animal tail vein catheter placement and other surgical procedures, tissue harvest and analysis, routine animal monitoring during and after imaging and routine animal care.
• Provide principal investigators with advice and assistance with experimental design. Perform laboratory techniques such as tissue culture and preparation of cell suspensions for inoculation, monitor tumor growth. Acquire new surgical techniques as needed to support iSAIRR users.
• Perform imaging on different modalities as needed and analyze, evaluate, and summarize data/results for presentations and meetings. Assist the Technical Director with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents. Work closely with Technical Director on administrative duties and act as resource and point of contact for users.
• Manage other core and sub-core staff schedules and assignments and overall unit operations. Responsible for all daily activities of research projects in iSAIRR and its sub-units.
• Uses subject matter and best practices knowledge to perform lab and/or research-related duties and tasks. Works independently to assist with project design.
• Solves complex problems relating to the administration of projects, including planning new procedures, adapting existing procedures to the needs of the project, and making significant contributions to methodology.
• Guides data collection, evaluation and analysis. Designs and manages databases. Writes reports, articles and manuscripts.
• Presents research findings at meetings and conferences, as well as to funding agencies. Conducts literature reviews. Develop and maintain liaisons and effective working relations with groups and individuals, agencies, and the public to encourage cooperation.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in a field related to the research being conducted.

Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience with imaging modalities, advanced laboratory techniques and analysis of imaging data.
• 3-5 years of experience with animal research, veterinary techniques and husbandry practices.
• Prior exposure to academia and/or biomedical environment.

Preferred Competencies

• Strong computer knowledge and skills.
• Excellent written, verbal and organizational skills.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal/communication skills.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance.
• Willingness to work successfully as a member of a team, ability to communicate effectively with faculty, graduate students and various administrative offices at all levels of the University, ability to prioritize.
• Strong decision-making skills and ability to work under pressure of frequent deadlines.
• High level of tact and discretionary judgment with regard to access of confidential material.
• Ability to work on more than one project at one time and meet deadlines.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.

Working Conditions

• Requires a fair amount of walking between facilities, also entails standing at hoods in facility, laboratory bench and office environment.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)
• Cover Letter (preferred)

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