CICONIX, LLC (CICONIX) is looking for a Senior Biomedical Research Associate to provide technical and professional services in support of the Air Force Medical Service in San Antonio, TX. Ask about our hiring bonus!

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with collection of supporting documentation for contract packages , IACUC/IRB protocols for projects performed under this contract, research proposals and protocols, manuscripts, SOP’s, reports and presentation editing/review. Assist in initiating and maintaining regulatory IACUC/IRB requirements.
• Ability to develop and coordinate the implementation of clinical research studies, including regulatory requirements, maintenance of study records and all activities associated with internal and external audits.
• Conduct and support surgical procedure, operating room maintenance, animal disease prevention and health surveillance, appropriate animal housing, record keeping, insuring specific pathogen free techniques to include daily handling and restraint of various small and large animal species, as applicable.
• Assist in preparation of purchase requests for animal procurement and coordination of shipping procedures.
• Assist in preparation of purchase requests and assist with maintenance of inventory of supplies.
• Modify and plan research experiment schedules, procedures, and tests.
• Ability to develop, organize and maintain the study database. Responsible for data validation and quality control.
• Writes and edits research material for publication and presentation.
• Oversees the work of junior level contract personnel.
• Assist PI in tracking and updating established project budgets.
• May require occasional weekend and evening hours.

Minimum Qualification and Experience:

• B.S. in Biological Sciences or Equivalent level education minimum; Masters preferred.
• 8-10 years of relevant experience.
• Proven expertise in working with biological specimens and animal tissue.
• Must successfully complete AALAS accreditation training for working with laboratory animals and remain current.
• Must successfully complete CITI training and remain current.
• A minimum of 8-10 years of experience conducting small/large animal surgeries.
• Operational knowledge of advanced lab equipment.
• Working knowledge of computing equipment to include physiological data acquisition and analysis.

• Intermediate+ experience with Microsoft Office applications including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

CITIZENSHIP AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be eligible to work in the US.
• Must be able to pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
• We E-Verify all employees.

CICONIX, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Competitive market-based salary, commensurate with experience and education
• Comprehensive benefits available (Medical, Dental, PTO, 401k etc).