CRC Lab Technician

Department
 

BSD CRC - Lab Support

About the Department
 

The Clinical Research Center (CRC), a program of the Institute for Translational Medicine, is an interdepartmental, interdisciplinary resource that provides clinical space, services, and highly skilled expertise to faculty investigators and study teams engaged in the conduct of research with human subjects. The facility is located in the Gilman-Smith wing of the UChicago Hospitals. The CRC is a combined inpatient-outpatient unit and encompasses a total of 10,900 square feet, comprising inpatient beds, outpatient exam rooms, a sample processing lab, a metabolic kitchen, and conference and office space. Intended as a compliment to the research team, the facility provides skilled nursing, lab, and nutrition services to carry out the clinical tasks associated with research studies.
The University of Chicago (UC) Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM) was created in 2007 to assemble, integrate, and create the intellectual, administrative, and physical resources required to catalyze research and research training in Clinical and Translational Science. Its ultimate goals are to train scientists and health care providers at UC and in our community to determine the molecular, genetic, pathophysiologic, and social determinants of disease and disease predisposition in individuals; to test interventions directed toward those mechanisms; and to achieve these goals in a way that is rigorous, efficient, ethical, respectful of, and responsive to our community’s needs and values. Over its nine years, the ITM has capitalized on the outstanding intellectual and physical resources throughout the University and at ITM affiliate Institutions, Argonne National Laboratory, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Access Community Health Network, and on substantial institutional and CTSA financial investments, to build the infrastructure for a transformative, energized, and self-improving home for clinical and translational research, ensuring the continued progress of clinical and translational science at the University of Chicago, its affiliates, on the South Side of Chicago, and beyond.

Job Summary
 

Under general supervision of the lab manager/director, the CRC Lab Technician performs standard laboratory procedures to support the Clinical Resource Center for clinical research studies. Performs DNA isolation, glucose testing, and immunoassays. Responsible for patient sample handling, processing, banking, and shipping. Reads, comprehends, and interprets written instructions and process specimens accordingly.

Responsibilities

• Prepares blood specimens for research, including centrifuging, aliquoting, measuring, pipetting, labeling, storing, and shipping. Delivers samples to other laboratories throughout the campus as needed.

• Analyzes patient glucose levels using the YSI machine. Records and maintains patient results and related data.

• Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.

• Prepares quality and safety control measures for the laboratory, such as checks of equipment, temperature control, and documentation of quality improvement projects.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include vocational training, apprenticeships or the equivalent experience in related field (not typically required to have a four-year degree).

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a Chemical, Biological, or Physical Science is strongly preferred.

​Preferred Competencies

• Ability to comprehend and interpret written instructions and process specimens accordingly.

• Ability to work independently; accountability; good attention to detail and capable of a high degree of precision and accuracy in lab work; ability to keep accurate records, data entry, and sample inventory.

Working Conditions

• This position works in a laboratory environment with human samples.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (preferred)

When applying, the document(s) MUST  be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
 

Research

Role Impact
 

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
 

Non-Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Biweekly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

40

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

Yes

Health Screen Required
 

Yes

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

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