Research Analyst, Lexington, Kentucky

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Sitting for long periods of time. Walking within the hospital and clinics. Climbing step ladders. Lifting, pushing or pulling of objects up to 25 pounds, repetitive motion

Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm (40 hrs/wk).

The Markey Cancer Center’s Biospecimen & Translational Pathology Shared Resource Facility ( BPTP- SRF) is currently seeking to fill a Research Analyst position. This position will work as part of our biospecimen laboratory team to support clinical research at the Markey Cancer Center. The BPTP- SRF collects, processes, stores and dispenses biological samples from patients at Markey Cancer Center and throughout UK Healthcare. This position interacts with providers and staff across UK Healthcare to ensure timely, high quality services according to established SOPs and CAP biobank guidelines. This position will routinely utilize clinical and research software platforms to perform job duties, including data entry, and will be responsible for maintaining documentation of specimen collections according to best clinical practices. Will assist in specimen QC, lab and equipment maintenance and documentation. Other duties, as assigned, to ensure full support of BPTP services and supported projects.

This position will have a fully on-site work arrangement.

IMPORTANT: Resumes and CVs cannot be substituted for a completed application. Incomplete applications could disqualify you from being considered for this position. If the information on your resume is not entered on the application, this will prevent us from being able to assess your education and experience when trying to determine a salary offer. To be considered you must fully complete the online application being sure to only put one (1) job title for each entry (multiple job titles for one employer must have separate entries), the # of hours worked per week and your ending salary. You will also be required to upload a cover letter, resume, and your transcript.

To view our exceptional benefits, please visit https://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.

General laboratory skills, Good clinical practices ( GCP), OnCore, Epic, Excel.

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