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United States

Remote - Lake Havasu City, Az

Supporting industry, academic, non-profit and governmental organizations to onboard and fully utilize the world’s #1 lab management solution. We accelerate science by helping our users streamline communication, simplify ordering, and track inventory.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon, United States

Manage laboratory operations in a facility with 100+ researchers.• Effectively communicate with a large and diverse group.• Procurement of research supplies for all project teams. This includes meeting with vendors to obtain quotes/discounts when possible, management of ordering/shipping/delivery and all other related procurement follow-up• Creative development and management of shared laboratory space, equipment, supplies and other resources• Create, establish and maintain SOPs for laboratory operations• Manage conflict related to laboratory operations• Provide laboratory support services including: hazardous waste management, equipment maintenance, and resource banking (i.e. cell banking, lab notebooks, etc.)• Technique/equipment training for research staff and student workers• Meet demands in a timely manner and efficiently support all researchers and their requests

Portland, Oregon, United States

Worked under direction of Dr. Jeff Tyner and Dr. Brian Druker in their laboratory.• Demonstrated leadership in training 10+ employees to process patient material and meet FDA and CLIA/CAP requirements for research clinical trials• Oversaw and developed a tracking system for patient sample material to identify and send over 1,000 leukemia patient samples for genomic/transcriptomic sequencing• Mentored Research Assistant II for 2 years and assisted in the mentorship of visiting medical students for two summers• Successfully managed multiple projects at both an individual and team level• Authored and contributed to 10+ research publications, presented research posters at four national conferences• Performed molecular biology experiments including: mammalian tissue culture, functional drug screens, siRNA-knowdown, apoptosis Annexin assays, transfection/transduction and some flow cytometry. Protein expression analysis using western and protein crystallization using SF9 insect cells. • Extensive experience isolating plasma and mononuclear cells from patient bone marrow aspirate or peripheral blood samples. Proficient in total RNA and genomic DNA extractions from patient samples and cell lines, PCR, and molecular cloning.• Facilitated Druker/Tyner lab move to Knight Cancer Research Building from Marquam Hill•

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Performed technical assays as a service to research investigators at OHSU and other institutions• Provided consultation to clients to improve RNA quality in nucleic acid isolation from a variety of different tissue specimens• Oversaw core facility operations including: procurement, inventory, management of equipment service contracts, negotiating with vendors, collecting quotes, coordinating purchase of capital equipment, and testing/implementing equipment. • Organized and maintained records/SOPs of all core facility processes. • Coordinated move to the Marquam Hill campus from CHH in the Spring of 2012

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

• Tested fruiting plants for viruses (PCR based tests along with ELISA) and reported back to growers from all over the Pacific Northwest• Maintained plants in tissue culture and in a greenhouse, cataloged/stored plant material for long-term storage• RNA extractions, including from double-stranded RNA plants