Shared Laboratory Resource Specialist I - Clinical Research Unit

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

The Clinical Research Unit (CRU) provides services to support 100–200 active clinical research trials across a variety of medical specialties while working closely with study team members. The lab is uniquely located on a patient floor, providing a close connection to patient care and the caregivers who provide it. As a small team, lab members develop close working relationships while contributing to the success of clinical trials that provide patients and families with hope for their conditions. This is bench-based work focused on supporting the pre-analytical activities required for clinical trials.

As a Shared Laboratory Resource Specialist I, you will independently perform a variety of laboratory activities with minimal supervision at a moderate level of scientific complexity and serve as a key support resource for operations and research customers. In this role, you will perform established procedures and standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintain equipment, complete assigned duties, and participate in special projects as appropriate within the area.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Read and follow experimental protocols.  

• As appropriate within assigned working area, work with more senior mentor with any questions, training, or other learning requirements to successfully complete assigned work. 

• Calculate, compile, and communicate data to the Core leadership or internal customer. 

• Perform quality assurance on all assigned activities per procedures or SOPs. 

• Perform intake functions for the laboratory such as logging of samples and service requests, and the dissemination of basic information to users. (i.e., minimum requirements for services, costs, etc.). 

• Record work accurately and completely. 

• Maintain established laboratory inventories, ordering materials as necessary. 

• Prepare and operate equipment for experiments, assays, measurements, etc.  

• Assist in performing minor equipment repairs, according to manufacturer and Core guidelines.  

• Clean and perform general maintenance on equipment, according to established protocols. 

• Support the execution and facilitation of specialized services. 

• Abids by all Institute, sponsor and federal rules and regulations. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Associate’s degree in a relevant scientific field  

• OR two years of relevant experience 

• Certification in appropriate field may be required per department or core protocol within one year of hire 
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal
  supervision
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s degree in a biological science or related field
• Comfortable handling all types of specimens collected from humans, including COVID positive, and chemical hazards
• Strong interest in research

• May be exposed to hazardous biological, vaporous and odorous materials
• Manual and visual dexterity required.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Continuous lifting, standing and walking.

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.