Technician A

• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35

Position Summary

The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Technician A to join our team in a full time position within the Division of Molecular Genetics. Columbia University Medical Center's Department of Pediatrics is a world leader in providing care for children. Our mission areas include Healthcare, Education and Research. We offer care for our patients in over 25 specialty areas as well as individualized care for complex cases. Our Residency, Fellowship and Graduate programs are among the best in the Nation. Our Clinical, Translational and Basic Science research features collaborations across specialties and stretches from the bench to bedside. We also have several active Clinical trials available to our patients. This position will provide support for a newborn screening research study of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other conditions as they are added to the newborn screening panel.

Responsibilities

The primary role of the Tech A will be to recruit and obtain informed consent from mothers who have recently delivered a baby to have their newborn have screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities;

• Communicate with the newborn screen staff to mark newborn screening specimens for testing.
• Accurate record who does and does not consent to testing and communicate this back to the study team.
• Enter data into the study data base and attend team meetings.
• Any other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of college or a completed A.A. program with an emphasis in chemistry, biology or physics.
• One year of related experience, or the equivalent in education, training and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be fluent in Chinese
• Bachelor's degree.

Other Requirements

• Requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized with great attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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