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CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Contributes to basic and applied research activities and authors scientific publications, technical and agency reports, and patent preparations.2. Collaborates with senior staff to publish findings in refereed journals.3. Creates and conducts experiments and analyzes results.4. Works with other researchers to use and develop end products.5. Writes extramural proposals with approval from appropriate senior staff.6. Provides ready access to all experimental data for managing staff.7. Requests or acquires equipment and supplies for assigned project(s).8. Uses the internet, surveys, legal documents, and other available sources to collect information.9. Applies for grants to continue research and prepares materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations.10. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:Ph.D., M.D. or other doctoral level degree relevant field

Certification and Licensing:Not Applicable

Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM

Department Specific Functions

Job Summary (Purpose and Function):

The Assistant Scientist will lead or participate in multiple drug discovery programs. The work involves biological mechanistic studies, as well as drug discovery approaches that include AI-guided drug design, assay development and automation, Live Cell Painting, and cell- and organoid-based NAMs.

Accountabilities (For Non-exempt Employees Include Percent of Effort):

1. Develop and perform high content screening and other cell-based assays.2. Develop and perform enzymatic assays to test kinase inhibitors.3. Develop organoid and 3D-model-based assays for hit validation and lead optimization.4. Do routine molecular biology (cloning, PCR, RT-PCR, prepare viral vectors) to support the in vitro and in vivo experiments.5. Perform immunohistochemical staining, microscopy, and image analysis.6. Supervise graduate and undergraduate students and junior lab members.7. Maintain laboratory areas; order lab supplies, participate in weekly lab meetings, including presenting results and methods to group members; plan weekly work schedules. Keep detailed laboratory notebooks and maintain documents relating to standard-operating procedures and vectors. Prepare first drafts of manuscripts.8. Optional: perform medicinal chemistry synthesis.9. Optional: perform in vivo experiments using rodent models to test the efficacy of lead candidates.10. Occasionally assist in training Post Docs, graduate students, undergraduates, and scholars.11. Other duties as assigned: “Job descriptions are not intended and should not be construed to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. Management reserves the right to revise duties as needed.”

Department Specific Qualifications

Education:Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, or related field

Certification and Licensing:Not Applicable

Experience:Prior experience in assay development, cell-based assays, and biochemical assays is desirable. Experience in screening, drug discovery, and drug development is ideal.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:• Ability to operate equipment and software for laboratory automation• Ability to work both independently and within a team• Ability to write code and program in MATLAB, R, or Python is desirable

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

A10