Research Support Job Description
Research support
provides coordination of protocols according to specific timelines and procedures noted in each assigned protocol while adhering to good clinical practice and the code of federal regulations.
Research Support Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Research, source, and interpret market research and company reports, company, investor and individuals background and developments
Provide leadership direction to staff in the Research Support Services program area, and oversee subordinate staff with program responsibility
Design, develop, and oversee implementation of the most complex programs
Devise and implement vision, strategy, goals, and resource development in consultation with an Executive Director and Senior Associate Deans
Assess Research Support Services program efficacy
Shape development of research support programs
Provide guidance to Research Support and Research Initiatives staff
Define the overall activities of Research Support Services programs, allocate appropriate staffing and other resources to achieve objectives
Develop, maintain, and control the financial budget related to Research Support Services
Coordinate video shoots with families for curriculum content generation
Research Support Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Research Support
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: AALAS, CRN, CRC, HEPA, BSC, IDRC, RBL/BSL-3, FMP, IFMA, CITI
Education for Research Support
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the research support job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Education, Psychology, Biology, Communication, Science, Technical, Spanish, Management, Health, Business
Skills for Research Support
Desired skills for research support include:
Laboratory processes and procedures specific to assigned lab
Use of instrumentation and other lab equipment
Clinical research and research regulatory environment
Business and management principles
Procedures and regulations
Microsoft Office
Code of Federal Regulations and Good Clinical Practice
Institutional and external policies and procedures to ensure compliance
Microsoft Office Suite
Technical field and related disciplines
Desired experience for research support includes:
Remain in steady contact with Project Manager
Perl/PHP/Shell/Python/UIMA programming experience
VMWare/KVM virtualization administration
Network topology, switches, lans, vlans
Fiber Channel networking for SAN
Must have thorough working knowledge of rack washer, tunnel washer, autoclave, pH meter, bottle washer, bottle filler, floor scrubber, and other equipment as directed
Research Support Examples
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Research Support Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a research support. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for research support
- Maintain cage washing areas and other assigned work areas (central hallways, storage rooms, ) in an organized and sanitary manner
- Maintains inventory of chemicals and accessories for all applicable equipment
- Alerts supervisory personnel in a timely manner of impending shortages and reorder amounts
- Assists in unloading, storage, and stocking supplies, including lab coats
- Troubleshoots potential equipment failures and notifies supervisory personnel of potential equipment malfunctions within an acceptable time frame
- Assists in minor repairs and/or alerts supervisory personnel of equipment malfunction at the time of observation
- Individual must display good communication skills, a high degree of self- motivation and work well independently team member with minimal supervision
- Identify current health problems of subjects, manage current contact information including home address, phones, for scheduling timely home visits.Assist with neurodevelopmental screening and follow-up data collection for research studies
- Score survey sheets, perform data entry, and perform data cleaning procedures
- Perform general office duties (faxing, photocopying, filing)
Qualifications for research support
- Six months of appropriate experience or training
- Demonstrate effective organizational, oral, and written communication skills
- Perform duties in accordance with department policies/procedures such as bottle filler, floor scrubber, rack and/or tunnel washer
- Computer and machine skills such as Autoclave and pH meter
- Ability to stand, walk, lift, carry, push, pull, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, handle, finger, talk, hear, and see
- Ability to frequently lift/carry objects up to 50 pounds
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of research support. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for research support
- Maintain current knowledge of electronic proposal submission processes for all types of grants
- Oversee HCCC Seed Grant Programs supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Center Institute (NIH/NCI) Cancer Center Grant, ACS Institutional Grant and other programs as developed by the HCCC, including publicity, correspondence, program announcements, evaluation and awards
- Oversee all aspects of grant related newsletters
- Prepare reports to University Institutional Review Board (IRB-01) and for Animal Care and Use (ACURF)
- Coordinate and perform annual space reporting and scientific equipment inventory required by Central Administration
- Conduct special studies, prepare specialized reports for the HCCC, scientific advances, population tracking to submit to NCI, and formulate recommendations for the Director of the HCCC
- Research worker will be responsible for lab and greenhouse work including tissue sampling, DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis, plasmid DNA minipreps
- This position will require working on carbon capture from ocean water
- They will assist in work that is being done on nucleation and growth kinetics for CO2 to carbonate species
- Process astronomical data to measure the colors of select solar system objects
Qualifications for research support
- MS in Agronomy or related biology field with 0-2 year of agricultural research experience
- General knowledge and experience of crop production and farming practices
- Detail oriented with the ability to achieve deadlines consistently
- Basic computer operation and strong emphasis to data acquisition and management is a plus
- Basic English written and verbal skills are a plus too
- Must not have criminal records
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Our company is looking to fill the role of research support. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for research support
- Hand picking corn
- Tissue sampling corn plants in field
- Corn pollinating in corn fields
- Some lab work associated with agriculture research
- Greenhouse operations
- Process and accurately assign LENA recording files within LENA software, database, and TMW Web Platform
- Regularly export and monitor data to ensure no data are missing
- Assist faculty, staff and students with preparation and submission of proposals
- Coordinate and perform the annual space reporting and scientific equipment inventory required by Central Administration
- Coordinate all aspects of annual grant related retreats, including monitoring and documenting attendance, venue, catering hotel accommodations, presentations, networking
Qualifications for research support
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of work experience in the biological sciences, molecular biology, computer science, plant physiology, or related field is required
- Knowledge of experimental design is beneficial
- Knowledge of molecular biology is required
- Must be comfortable with learning new computer programs and proficient in execution
- This position requires ability to work on weekends and holidays on a rotating schedule
- Excellent communication skills, a high degree of self-motivation, possess a positive attitude and work well independently team member with minimal supervision
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of research support. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for research support
- Assessment of recombinant protein vaccine antigens in small animal biological assays
- Assessment and characterization of immunotherapeutic molecules in both in vitro and in vivo models
- Produce and characterize challenge toxins from strains expressing toxin variants not commercially available for use in vaccine challenge studies
- Characterize new Clostridium botulinum strains as to morphological, biophysical, and genetic characterizations
- Prepare animal protocols, standard operating procedures, and other documentation necessary to conduct assigned experiments
- Assist in the preparation of statements of work, annual reports and manuscripts related to their research and assigned tasks
- Will provide laboratory support with laboratory experiments in BSL-2/3 CDC registered laboratories and thus must hold and maintain BPRP status
- Assist in the initial definition of the problem statement and data requirements
- Assist in the creation of measurement systems to track project success and goal attainment
- Perform extensive analysis of the problem and outline possible solutions
Qualifications for research support
- Ability to effectively communicate observations
- Interest in CO2 capture technology research
- Knowledge of basic materials science/chemistry/physics principles governing CO2 capture
- Knowledge of nucleation and growth kinetics for CO2 to carbonate species
- Previous undergraduate research experience
- Knowledge of data management and plotting tools (Microsoft Excel, Origin)
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of research support. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for research support
- Create sustainable control plans for improvement efforts
- Participate in the approval of project closure and formal transition to the process owners
- Complete other assigned work as necessary
- Key contributor in the process of improvement engineering activities within a cross-functional design team
- Consult with subject-matter experts to develop potential business and technology solutions
- Establish and maintain relationships throughout the enterprise with division associates, manufacturing, vendors, logistics and store-level personnel to understand, document and define business strategies and processes (current and future state)
- Incumbent will be required to set-up and perform experiments related to the lab funding in central nervous system research
- Assist with survival surgeries and post-operative animal care on adult rodents (e.g., craniotomy/intracerebral injections, laminectomy/spinal cord transection and contusion)
- Set-up and perform biochemical assays (e.g., Western Blot, RT-PCR, protein and RNA quantification)
- Assist with lab maintenance including equipment maintenance and ordering of supplies as needed
Qualifications for research support
- Knowledge of astronomical data processing and numerical simulation
- Works well independently team member with minimal supervision
- Experience working with computer programs or applications specific to grant submissions
- BS with 7 years' experience or MS with 2 years' experience
- Bachelor’s Degree, BA/BS degree in Engineering/Sciences/Quantitative discipline or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience with data collection and analysis