Research Assistant II - Gastroenterology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a Resource - Demonstrate competence in specific knowledge, skills and behaviors. Effectively communicate with team members and contribute to their growth by sharing knowledge, experience, and skills. Stay abreast of changes in key systems. Serve as a resource to the department in specific area(s).
  
• Perform Laboratory Procedures - Prepare media, reagents, and solutions. Perform procedures and experiments as instructed by senior laboratory personnel. Maintain mouse colony (organize and breed). Take ear and tail biopsies of mice for genotype analysis. Collect samples as instructed; deliver or process samples. Perform DNA purification and PCR techniques for genotype analysis. Analyze transgenic DNA using Southern blotting. Perform computer data entry and maintain records. Maintain complete, accurate, and legible records and appropriate computer databases. Obtain accurate and reproducible results when using established techniques.
  
• Customer Service - Maintain/manage strong working relationships with clients, colleagues, and other key stakeholders. Respond to requests quickly and effectively. Identify and understand customer needs and expectations and meets them. Communicate any relevant information to clients, colleagues, and other key stakeholders.
  
• Lab Administration - Assist with ordering and maintaining supplies. Maintain lab supplies of autoclaved items. Assist in answering and directing incoming telephone calls; take and relay messages. Use and maintain laboratory equipment appropriately. Provide appropriate safety monitoring checks for assigned laboratory (radiation safety, biosafety, etc.) as specifically instructed. Assist in training students and new/junior laboratory personnel in laboratory techniques and equipment.
  

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate degree with two years of related experience
  
• Or bachelor's degree in a related field
  

Primary Location
Location T

Schedule
Full time

Shift
Day (United States of America)

Department
Gastroenterology

Employee Status
Regular

FTE
1

Weekly Hours
40

About Us

At Cincinnati Children's, we come to work with one goal: to make children's health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children's.

Cincinnati Children's is:

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as atop 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years
  
• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH)Funding
  
• Recognized as one of America's Best Large Employers (2025), America's Best Employers for New Grads (2025)
  
• One of the nation'sAmerica's Most Innovative Companiesas noted by Fortune
  
• Consistently certified as great place to work
  
• A Leading Disability Employeras noted by theNational Organization on Disability
  
• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by theAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
  

We Embrace Innovation-Together. We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That's why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we're creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future-for all of us.

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability

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