Research Specialist I

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Recruiting a research specialist I with expertise in medical genomics as it is essential for advancing our pediatric neuroscience and rare disease research. Genomics plays a pivotal role in understanding the genetic underpinnings of neurological disorders, particularly in rare diseases where precise genetic insights can lead to targeted therapies. A dedicated junior scientist will contribute fresh perspectives, drive data analysis, and support the integration of genomic findings into our research. This position is critical for enhancing our program's ability to uncover novel genetic markers, ultimately improving diagnostics, treatment strategies and patient outcomes in pediatric precision medicine.

KEY ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Contributes to the delivery of departmental goals, through personal effort in own work area.
• Makes recommendations to the Investigator regarding improvements in methods and processes.
• Works under general supervision, performs all routine lab procedures, and associated responsibilities, as dictated by the workload in the rostered area.
• Solves moderately complex problems and performs a specific variety of technical assignments within broader projects.
• Modifies practices and techniques in routine situations to perform duties, adjusts and correlates data, recognizes discrepancies in results.
• Contributes to ongoing research projects in the laboratory that include taking measurements and recording observations, collecting, compiling and processing data.
• Assists in procurement of additional/new funding through contributions to technical proposal preparation and/or presentations.
• Trains junior lab technical staff in basics of research workflow.
• Adheres to lab SOPs and performs quality control checks.
• Stays current with literature in ongoing and proposed research projects.
• Assesses lab inventory and orders supplies when needed.
• Presents novel research and techniques to research group.
• Adheres to Sidra’s standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies
• Adheres to and promotes Sidra’s Values