Job ID 12494 Location Case Main Campus Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular Job Description POSITION OBJECTIVE Working under limited supervision, the Research Assistant 3 will work with other staff members in the Tissue Resources Core to perform primarily tissue acquisition and data entry for human tissue procurement services. Discarded human tissue from surgery is systematically acquired and distributed to medical researchers located on the Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center campus and other academic and commercial institutions throughout the United States. Investigators are highly dependent on this tissue service to obtain samples for biomedical research. The most important objectives related to this position are to: 1) participate in the procurement, preparation, and distribution of requested tissue samples to both internal and external researchers; 2) enter patient and biospecimen information into a variety of databases used by the Tissue Resources Core with high accuracy; and 3) obtain and de-identify corresponding pathology reports for dissemination with samples. The research assistant 3 will be involved in several major activities being conducted in the core laboratory. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Coordinate laboratory/ research activities. This position will work closely with the principal investigator to perform research work in medical and related technical areas involving the use of lab skills. Some of the research duties will be responsible for carrying out complex research assignments and to devise new protocols and techniques on non-routine requests processed by the lab. Conduct analysis of tissue samples. Coordinate with Tissue Resources Core and University Hospital surgical pathology staff to obtain discarded human tissue for distribution to researchers. Collect tissues from the frozen section room, cutting room, and autopsy suite at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Activities include coordinating the specimen carriers to go to operating rooms and promptly retrieving the carriers when paged or called and transporting the specimens to the Surgical Pathology department for examination. (50%) Coordinate research results, keeping detailed and highly accurate records in the laboratory. Produce accurate and complete donor and biospecimen records; these records are printed by hand onto authorization forms and entered into various secure databases. Entering information daily into a bioscpecimen management software program (LabMatrix). Coordinate and manage the printing and de-identifying of surgical pathology and autopsy reports in a timely manner. Collection of this information might be used to author research projects. (17%) Coordinate and maintain records of experiments. Maintenance of strict patient confidentiality is a critical aspect of the job for all individuals working in the Tissue Resource Core. (Training on Human Subjects Research and the handling of patient-related information is provided and required to comply with IRB and HIPAA regulations). Organize, label, and file Quality Control H&E slides for collected research samples and paraffin block inventory. This position will use the data to evaluate the adequacy of techniques to develop new testing processes and procedures. Organize, label, and keep detailed records of tissue blocks and frozen tissues stored in liquid nitrogen freezers. Identify researchers who are requesting a particular type of tissue, assign tissues on a rotating basis within a defined prioritization scheme, contact laboratories to confirm that a researcher can accept a sample, and assist in sample packaging and distribution. (10%) Maintain test equipment utilized in experiments. This position will be responsible for and also will supervise students and technicians to perform routine lab maintenance, including cleaning equipment and lab wa