This position will advance independent and collaborative basic and translational research through the design, execution, and analysis of complex experimental studies. The role includes leading a multidisciplinary team, developing new methodologies, managing research compliance protocols, and contributing to publications and grant applications. This position offers the opportunity to drive innovative scientific inquiry while mentoring emerging researchers in a dynamic academic environment.

• Performs a wide range of highly technical and complex research duties and has documented scientific achievements and increasing technical, management, leadership, and professional expertise necessary to advance basic and/or translational research programs.

• Demonstrates knowledge of research and experimental platforms for analyzing, design and interpreting results.

• Investigates and recommends potential alternative approaches to improve the quality of results of basic and/or translational research.

• Demonstrates increased responsibility through management of teams and leadership of scientific projects by applying advanced knowledge, skills, and input necessary for protocol development, as well as facilitating in some training aspects of other team members.

• Aids in writing IACUC, IRB, Biosafety and other approval documents.

• Oversees quality assurance of research conducted by other team members.

• May assist in grant and other funding applications as necessary and appropriate, or with approval of the responsible faculty director, may have their own research projects and/or have full responsibilities for specific areas of instrumentation or methodology development and user support.

• With the approval of the responsible faculty director, may be principal investigators on funded proposals.

• Performs other responsibilities as required.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

• Will lead a team of 5 people that include PhD, masters, and undergraduate students.

• In this position there will be leadership across the entire team as well as lead an individual project that includes experiments, paper writing and managing IACUC, learning microCT.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• PhD or MD and five years of professional level experience OR Master's degree and ten years of professional level experience in a technical or research lab.
• Laboratory experience will be based on area of assignment.
• Internship experience or experience prior to attaining the qualifying degree is not considered eligible work experience for this job classification.
• NOTE: Applicants applying with a M.D. or equivalent degree must be eligible for a Virginia medical license to meet the minimum qualifications.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Cell culture, proteomic, multiplex and animal husbandry/surgery skills a plus.