Research Technician III- Jolley Lab

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A Brief Overview
This role participates in planned research projects by performing research protocols with minimal direction and guidance from the principal investigator, program director or senior scientists. May exercise moderate discretion and judgment in the execution and interpretation of experiments, and of data derived.

Researchers in the Jolley Lab focus on the visualization, quantification, and computational modeling of congenitally abnormal heart structures using multi-modality 3D imaging.

Children with congenital heart disease have a broad range of anatomy, and there are few readily available (commercial) tools to facilitate image-based structural phenotyping and patient specific planning of interventions. As such, the Jolley Lab develops and applies custom tools built upon open-source platforms to help answer critical questions in this unique population. The group leverages medical image processing, machine learning, finite element analysis, computer-aided design, virtual reality, and 3D printing to achieve these goals. The lab collaborates with surgeons, cardiac imagers, interventional cardiologists, computer scientists, and engineers with the long-term goal of delivering personalized structural modeling to inform optimal interventions in individual patients.

A Research Technician in the Jolley Lab will be an essential part of this effort. This position offers the opportunity to build competencies in translational research and gain exposure to the practice of medicine, specifically pediatric cardiology, pediatric cardiac surgery, and pediatric cardiac anesthesia.

Lab website: https://www.research.chop.edu/jolley-laboratory

Recent work featured on Jolley Lab X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JolleyLab/

Application: Due to specialized nature of this research, cover letters are strongly preferred.

What you will do

• Utilize custom, easy to use software developed in-house for making computer models of pediatric heart valves from 3D ultrasound (no prior programming experience required)
• Consent patients and the parents of children for research studies
• Associate clinical database information with heart valve models to allow translational insight into the mechanism of dysfunction of abnormal valves
• Model existing and novel transcatheter devices
• Work with virtual reality, 3D printing, and other techniques for visualizing pediatric hearts and heart valves
• Participate in the scientific process of research study design, IRB approval, data analysis, and preparation of written reports, oral presentations, or manuscripts.
• Focus on machine learning and automated segmentation of pediatric cardiac valves and ventricles from multimodality images
• Performs research procedures on experimental samples with minimal supervision
• Formulates and performs complex lab experiments and analyzes/ reports the data
• Performs tasks that require knowledge of advanced techniques and lab equipment
• Performs advanced calculations and maintains appropriate log and lab notebooks
• Assists with planning specific research protocols and procedures
• Assists in development & troubleshooting of new techniques and ideas
• May be required to modify scientific methods and protocols (in conjunction with PI)
• Checks others' results for completeness and accuracy
• May be responsible for training and mentoring new staff
• May assist in the preparation of grants journal articles, posters and oral presentations
• May perform routine and non-routine tests / experiments as needed
• Maintains office, lab area, reagents, supplies and equipment
• Performs routine maintenance on lab equipment
• Coordinates schedules of tests & procedures
• Attends courses, seminars, and lab meetings to expand knowledge of research and laboratory techniques
• Records results, organizes data and maintains lab notebook in an organized manner
• Conducts literary searches as required

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least two (2) years of related classroom experience or successful completion of a technical training program (eg. Wistar, WPSI) and research laboratory experience Required
• At least three (3) years of related classroom experience or successful completion of a technical training program (eg. Wistar, WPSI) and research laboratory experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced understanding of lab procedures, protocols, and equipment.
• Intermediate proficiency with lab specific experiments / techniques.
• Intermediate scientific analysis skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong critical thinking / problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical skills

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SALARY RANGE:

$47,020.00 - $58,780.00 Annually

Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly.

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