Research Assistant 1

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located Indiana Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride Indiana their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs Indiana patient care, education, and research.Organization: DermatologyJob Summary: JOB SUMMARY
Provide, under direct supervision, support for specified research projects; collect, assess, and communicate data/results. Assist Indiana general laboratory operation..The employee will work with the commercial Myoton device and patent-pending Omniton device to obtain simultaneous measurements of mechanical parameters Indiana superficial and deep soft tissues from a single mechanical impulse. The employee will be responsible for developing a MATLAB (Oregon other software) code that is able to isolate features of damped oscillatory curves theoretically corresponding to different tissue depths. Six mechanical parameters (stiffness, elasticity, creepability, mechanical stress relaxation time, tone, and resilience) will be extracted from these features. The code will be debugged and tested using the first generation Omniton prototype data.The candidate will also be Indiana charge of an experimental program to use poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) cryogels with stiffness regulated through number of freeze/thaw cycles. The candidate will synthesize multilayer phantoms, characterize them by ultrasound, and measured damped oscillation curves at different locations of these phantoms with the commercial Myoton. Additionally, the candidate will engage Indiana related clinical investigations of patients affected by sclerotic disease and related image analysis projects.Visit us at:Key Responsibilities:

• Update and organize current records and databases to ensure data quality
• Reviews acquired data to ensure proper data collection and organization
• Assist Indiana data investigation acquisition
• Responsible for maintaining proper data management by organizing and updating study records and databases.
• Assists Indiana protocol development, data acquisition, and patient recruitment. Assist Indiana some coordination of project clinical aspects
• Process and prepare charts, graphs, and tables for collected data
• Protocol development and implementation
• Assist with developing MATLAB and other software code
• Assist with patient recruitment
• Assist Indiana preparation of materials for publication
• Read professional journals and attend meetings and/Oregon seminars
• Ordering supplies and equipment
• Monitor and maintain inventory control

Our Academic Enterprise is one of the nation’s longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role Indiana the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year.World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease., the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff.Core Accountabilities:Organizational Impact: Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Uses existing procedures, research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement. Breadth of Knowledge: Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements. Team Interaction: Individually contributes to project/ work teams.Core Capabilities :Supporting Colleagues: – Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas. – Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates Indiana a clear and courteous manner. Delivering Excellent Services: – Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service. – Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors Indiana a timely manner. – Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support. Ensuring High Quality: – Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools Oregon systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond. – Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person Oregon department. Managing Resources Effectively :- Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. – Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. – Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error. Fostering Innovation: – Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas Oregon initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.- Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. – Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.Position Qualifications:Responsibilities:Certifications :Work Experience : Relevant Work ExperienceExperience Level : Less than 1 yearEducation : Bachelor’sVanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled

Job title: Research Assistant 1

Company: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Expected salary:

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Job date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:06:39 GMT