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Req #: 247976

Department: ANESTHESIOLOGY & PAIN MEDICINE (Michaelsen Lab)

Appointing Department Web Address: https://anesthesiology.uw.edu/

Posting Date: 07/22/2025

Closing Info:

Closes On 08/05/2025

Salary: $3900- $4100 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

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UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

**_The Michaelsen Lab_** **in the** **_Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine_** focuses on hardware and software developments that improve patient care and safety before, during, and after surgery. **Our group is hiring a** **_Temporary_** **,** **_Full-Time_** **,** **_In-Person_** **Research Engineer Assistant** to help design and carry out translational research projects for 12 months. The ideal candidate will have a background in computer science, engineering, or data science potentially with a future interest in attending graduate or medical school. This individual should be excited to learn new skills and be intellectually curious. The study assistant will participate in some combination of the following tasks (depending on the skills and interests of the applicant as well as the needs of the lab) under supervision from the principal investigator (Dr. Michaelsen). Programming skills in R and python are needed to be successful in this role.

Responsibilities include:

Data Entry and Analysis – 75%

Screening & Consenting patients – 10%

Research Administration – 15%

Position Dimensions and Impact to the University:

This role is critical for grant funded research currently being conducted at the University of Washington related to perioperative care and safety.

Position Responsibilities** **Details Of Major Job Duty & percentage of time:** **Data Collection and Analysis – 75%

Under general supervision and guidance:

• Constructing medical devices for use in the operating room (such as alarm systems, head-mounted cameras, or monitors for neuromuscular blockade).

• Analyzing data with traditional techniques and artificial intelligence (such as predicting patient recovery from neuromuscular blockade) or image analysis

• Assist with figure preparation and written descriptions of experiments (contributions of research study assistants are acknowledged with manuscript co-authorship)

• Consult with the research team on appropriate management of data collection/entry problems and concerns.

Screening and Consenting Patients – 10%

• Obtaining patient consent for research studies and performing these studies in the operating room and intensive care units under the supervision of an anesthesiologist.

• Ensure that subjects meet all inclusion and exclusion criteria, following the specific protocol compliance.

Research Administration – 15%

• Assist with figure preparation and written descriptions of experiments (contributions of research study assistants are acknowledged with manuscript co-authorship).

• Assist in working with medical and undergraduate students on short-term research rotations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** **Education:

Bachelor's degree in engineering, data science or physics and One Year of appropriate experience or equivalent combination of education /experience.

Type and Years of Experience:

One Year of appropriate experience or equivalent education/experience.

_Additional Qualifications_

• Proficiency with R and Python.

• Ability to pick up new systems quickly.

• Ability to work well independently and within a team.

• Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing.

• Organized and attentive to detail.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with database management, data analysis, and presentation is desired.

Application Process:

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University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.