A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

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.

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

• Keep neat, detailed records, experimental protocols, and inventory of experiments.
• Analyze and present data to team.
• Manage and maintain murine models of disease and conduct animal experiments with transplantable mouse models of MPN and leukemia.
• Follow up murine models with collection of mouse tissues, prepare samples for analysis and storage.
• Analyze samples by flow cytometry, cell isolation, colony assay, qRT-PCR, immunoblotting and other molecular biology techniques.
• Production of lentiviral and retroviral particles and transduction with these viruses in mouse and human ce
• Participate in general lab communication, equipment maintenance, supplies, inventory, and organization.
• As a specialist and technical expert responsible for conduct and support of experiments related to research projects.
• Development and the implementation of the research plan and development of research goals.
• Make formal presentations of research findings both internally and sometimes externally. 

• Research Specialist Senior: PhD or Master's Degree is required. 5-6 years of experience in a related field.
• Research Specialist Intermediate: Bachelor's Degree is required. 4-5 years of experience in a related field.

Research Specialist Senior and Intermediate:

Candidate must have experience in mouse handling and good working knowledge of cell culture techniques and molecular biology techniques such as PCR, cloning and immunoblotting. Proficiency with computers specifically MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and GraphPad Prism are also preferred. Ability to work independently and as part of a team while being collaborative in resolving problems.

Candidates with Masters degree or higher in biological sciences with >2 years of demonstrated research experience through publications are encouraged to apply. Additional experience in CRISPR/Cas9 and viral transduction, small molecule IC50 determination, and colony assays of hematopoietic cells is also a plus.  

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.

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

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.

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.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.