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The University of Chicago

Multi-Omics Platform Director

The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290


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BSD SRF - Office of Shared Research Facilities

About the Department

The Division of the Biological Sciences (BSD) is the largest operating unit of the University of Chicago. It includes the Pritzker School of Medicine, approximately 20 academic units, degree-granting committees, and research centers and institutes. BSD is located on the University\'s main campus in Hyde Park, ten minutes south of downtown Chicago. BSD\'s patient care operations are conducted primarily at the University of Chicago Hospital and clinics, which share the same campus.

Job Summary

The job leads and provides expertise to the development of programs for scientific research facilities. Uses considerable on-the-job experience to ensure compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies. Works independently to write articles, reports and manuscripts, and presents research findings at meetings and/or conferences.

Responsibilities

Oversees all aspects of the scientific and intellectual development, management, training, and operations for the Proteomics Platform and Multi-Omics platform connections, in collaboration with the Faculty Director and Associate Dean for Research Resources.Provide scientific expertise and leadership in performing and delivering LC-MS/MS and other mass spectrometry analyses to generate quantitative global and targeted proteomics data for a variety of research projects in collaboration with investigators.Participates in scientific discussions and brainstorming regarding experimental design, and new technological development and innovation around various research themes requiring proteomic methods, thereby ensuring the Proteomics Platform remains at the leading edge to support scientific discovery.Interact and collaborate with other Platform Directors, OSRF Director and OSRF core Directors, Polsky Center Staff, Faculty and trainees.Remains an active member of the scientific community by writing scientific articles, manuscripts, and reports for the research platform, as well as presenting research findings at scientific meetings and/or conferences.Provides expertise to researchers on compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates.Provides expertise to researchers and research support staff. Oversees activities related to data collection and analysis.Leads the establishment of new laboratories and provides assistance with purchasing new laboratory equipment; ensuring efficientoperation of laboratory, including overseeing maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment.Improves financial, personnel, planning, compliance and other administrative aspects of research project. Collaborates with other researchers on long-range plans for research projects. Leads, investigates, modifies and applies new procedures, techniques.Provides expertise to researchers and research support staff. Oversees activities related to data collection and analysis.Leads the establishment of new laboratories and provides assistance with purchasing new laboratory equipment; ensuring efficient operation of laboratory, including overseeing maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment.Improves financial, personnel, planning, compliance and other administrative aspects of research project. Collaborates with other researchers on long-range plans for research projects. Leads, investigates, modifies and applies new procedures, techniques or applications of technology. Establishes goals and operating procedures, practices, and guidelines.Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

PhD or equivalent strongly preferred.

Experience:

Experience in mass spectrometry and analytical chemistry.Experience in proteomics research.Experience in bioinformatics and data visualization programming and/or software.

Working Conditions

Lab environment.

Application Documents

Resume (required)Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family

Research

Role Impact

Individual