RESEARCH TECHNICIAN

Research Technician

Arizona State University

College of Health Solutions

Campus: Downtown Phoenix

64578BR

Job Description:

Under the supervision of the Program Coordinator the research technician performs duties in both the chemistry lab and the clinical research labs. They will function as the liaison between the clinical and chemistry labs across the translational research sites including clinical partner sites. This individual will perform routine procedures and assist clinical staff in sample collection and processing during research studies. Will have Phlebotomy Certification or a Medical Assistant Certification, with phlebotomy experience. Will be responsible for transport and logging of research specimens and data between the four CHS Clinical and Translational Research Center sites and the chemistry lab. This individual will assist in the performance of exercise testing and lactate analysis and other duties in the exercise labs.

Salary Range:

$13.46 - $19.23 per hour; DOE

Close Date:

21-January-2020

Department Statement:

The College of Health Solutions (CHS) is dedicated to translating scientific advances into practical interventions to improve health outcomes through education, research and service. We equip students with the knowledge and skills to influence healthier lifestyle choices; develop creative interventions to improve the health of people and populations; analyze and translate large amounts of health data into solutions; and maximize the technology, science, business and application of diagnostics. CHS research programs encompass basic/discovery science, clinical trials, intervention science and measurement of health outcomes. CHS takes an interdisciplinary approach to address the complex systems that underpin health problems. The college is highly collaborative, transparent and team-oriented with an innovative organizational structure that includes translational teams, affinity networks, and academic programs to improve the health of people and communities.

The current training programs include behavioral health, biomedical diagnostics, biomedical informatics, executive and continuing education, exercise science, health promotion, health sciences, kinesiology, medical studies, nutrition, population health, the science of health care delivery, and speech and hearing science. Our programs are offered at ASU's Downtown Phoenix, Polytechnic, Tempe, West and Lake Havasu campuses, as well as on Mayo Clinic's Scottsdale campus.

For more information about ASU and the College of Health Solutions, visit http://about.asu.edu/ and https://chs.asu.edu

ASU Statement:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 90,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit www.asu.edu/tobaccofree

AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Background Check Statement:

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement:

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

Instructions to Apply:

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

To apply please go to www.asu.edu/asujobs/ see Req Id#64578BR

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Four years research experience appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications:
• Experience working in a research environment involving human participants
• Clinical research experience (Two years)
• Evidence of a Phlebotomy Certification
• Evidence of a Medical Assistant Certification
• Experience and training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Experience training students and other staff members

Responsibilities

Essential Duties:
• Consults calendar daily, prepares for study visits at research site; collecting supplies, organizing paperwork or packets and preparing tubes and reagents for sample collection required.
• Liaison between external research sites, faculty, study coordinators, and research staff
• Interacts and transports study participants in the building
• Assists clinical staff in routine research procedures including phlebotomy, fingersticks and blood pressure
• Assists with exercise testing and performance testing at all sites
• Cleans and organizes clinical research space
• Assists with data entry
• Calibration and maintenance oversight of equipment used in the clinical, exercise and chemistry research labs
• Primary employee to conduct sample processing and storage
• Transports supplies and research samples between sites and maintains inventory of frozen samples
• Inventories stock and reorders supplies and restocks research areas
• Assists in chemistry lab with routine duties, pulling samples, maintaining supplies, checking expiration dates, cleaning lab and routine chemistry analysis
• Maintains chemical inventory and SDS sheets at all research sites
• Packages hazardous waste material and arranges for disposal according to EHS procedures; autoclave waste, deposits in drums and logs notifies EHS for pick up
• Trains students and staff in the operation of equipment and/or in the performance of technical procedures.
• Maintains records of clinic and lab use for recharge billing

Working Environment:
• Use basic math
• Handle petty cash
• Deliver presentations
• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting
• Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions
• Use office equipment, i.e. printers, copiers, fax machines, telephones, calculator
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts
• Use of software and computer equipment (monitor, keyboard, mouse) for extended periods of time
• Use critical thinking to make decisions and/or analyze and report data/results of tests conducted
• Use an ASU or personal vehicle to travel to different campuses
• Conduct lab tests using appropriate equipment and protocols
• Use lab equipment