Description

Senior Research Associate

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2025-37362
Position Category: Research
Job Type: Research
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry
Posting Salary Range: $61,318 - $97,968 per year, with offer based on experience, education and internal equity
Posting FTE: 1.00
Posting Schedule: Monday - Friday, occasional evenings and weekends as needed to complete work
Posting Hours: Typically 8:00am - 6:00pm
HR Mission: School of Medicine
Drug Testable: No

Department Overview

The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor, Carsten Schultz, in furtherance of the university's missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. There will be preparative scale chemistry work, biophysical characterization, and mass spectrometry work involved. Chemistry duties in the Schultz lab include synthesizing, purifying, analyzing, and testing compounds and completing various research aims related to them. The appointee needs to have experience in lipid and inositol chemistry and needs to be familiar with phosphorylation reagents.

Function/Duties of Position

• Perform chemical synthesis, purification, spectroscopy, confocal microscopy biochemical analyses, including PCR, western blots, and imaging studies.
• Contribute to experimental design and overall direction of the project.
• help to identify and implement the most appropriate methods.
• Train newcomers to the lab in experimental procedures.
• Documentation and data management:
  • Maintain complete and accurate laboratory records of study procedures and results.
  • Back up data regularly, assist with analysis of results.
  • Assist the PI with experimental design and data analysis.
• Communication:
  • Regularly report experiment progress to supervisor and other team members.
  • Participate in lab meetings.
  • Assist with presentation of study results in abstracts, papers, or presentations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education and Experience

• PhD in relevant field AND 1 year of relevant experience; OR
• Master's Degree in relevant field AND 5 years of relevant experience; OR
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 9 years of relevant experience.
• Relevant experience must include preparative organic synthesis at small and large scales, chromatography including HPLC, NMR data analysis, TLC.
• Experience in lipid chemistry.
• Experience in inositol chemistry.
• Experience in phosphorylation reactions including the use of phosphorous(III) reagents.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Planning experimental design and/or designing research standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Assumes responsibility for specific components of research project and trains others.

• Demonstrates creativity and problem solving ability.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are required.

• Must have good communication skills and be able to work as part of a team.

• Exercises judgment in taking independent action, and seeks advice as necessary.

• Preparation of written reports and, as applicable, regulatory documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Chemistry and seven years of experience as a bench chemist.
• Working knowledge of Oracle for ordering.

Additional Details

Variable work schedule including evenings and weekends, but to equal 40 hours per week.

All are welcome
Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.

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