Job Summary
This posting is for a position within the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology under Principal Investigator Eileen Carpenter. This position will focus on biorepository management of pancreatic cancer biospecimens and laboratory experiments using human samples.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings
Responsibilities*
Half of the workload will be dedicated to investigating the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer and mechanisms of progression utilizing an all-human pipeline of patient-derived organoid culture and immune cells. Areas of interest include investigating pre-neoplastic lesions and mechanisms of chemoresistance. The technician will be in charge of establishing and maintaining human pancreatic cancer organoid lines and performing necessary experiments including, but not limited to, organoid/immune cell/fibroblast co-culture, cytotoxic cell assays with chemotherapeutic drugs, flow cytometric and mass cytometric analysis, and will engage in some facets of single cell sequencing processing and analysis.
The other half of the workload will be dedicated to human biospecimen management, including but not limited to; patient data collection, managing blood and tissue samples, deidentifying, processing, and delivering the samples to the proper lab. The employee will need to work with gastroenterology, surgery, interventional radiology, clinics, and research labs to aid in the successful collection and processing of specimens. Consenting patients, plan for the collection of biospecimens, processing samples in the laboratory, and perform laboratory experiments, including but not limited to western blots, and cell and organoid culture experiments in a supervised capacity.
Required Qualifications*
- High school diploma or Associate's degree and 0-1 year of experience.
Desired Qualifications*
- Bachelors Degree in biology, engineering, or biochemical sciences preferred. Experience is preferred, but not required.
- Training will be provided for sterile technique, tissue culture, and biorepository management.
- A 2-year commitment is preferred.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Additional Information
This position will be full-time with M-F hours that vary depending on need for the day. Hours can be discussed with supervisor as needed.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
