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• 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 B 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 support the department by providing technical support to our research project.

Responsibilities

• Work with the principal investigator and genetic counselors to implement the research study protocol.
• Recruitment of study patients.
• Explain study to patients in a professional, efficient manner.
• Obtain informed consent.
• Obtain and label screening specimens for testing.
• Schedule educational sessions and follow up counseling with the genetic counselor.
• Enter data into study database.
• Attend meetings with physicians and genetic counselors regarding the newborn screening program.
• Performs related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor???s degree in chemistry, biology or physics or a completed animal husbandry program or equivalent in education, training, and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of related experience preferred.
• Knowledge of various related laboratory procedures and techniques preferred.

Other Requirements

• Organizational skills and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to read, speak, and communicate effectively in English. 
• Ability to read, speak, and communicate effectively in Spanish or Chinese.
• Should be organized, thorough, maintain good records, and able to work independently.
• Should have basic computer skills and be able to use Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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