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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: SEATTLE, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER PRINCIPAL<BR><BR><BR>Req #: 77798<BR>Department: LABORATORY SUPPORT SVC<BR>Job Location: UW Medical Center<BR>Job Location Detail: Clinical Microbiology Lab <BR>Posting Date: 09/06/2011 <BR>Closing Info: Open Until Filled <BR>Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience <BR>Shift: 1st Shift - Days <BR>Notes: This position provides opportunities to work in a fast-paced, challenging, diverse and rewarding environment. As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position,click here. <BR><BR><BR>The Department of Laboratory Medicine serves as a regional resource for clinical laboratory services required for patient care, research and educational programs in laboratory medicine. The department now employs 800 people who work at the award-winning University of Washington Medical Center (ranked among the top medical centers in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report 2012), Harborview Medical Center (the region''s only Level I Trauma center, known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD CARER, and mentally- and medically- vulnerable populations.), and many other clinical and research facilities in the area. The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation?s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement and natural beauty.<BR><BR>Our Laboratory Support Services-Clinical Microbiology Division has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist/Engineer Principal. The Research Scientist/Engineer Principal provides technical direction and supervisory oversight for those activities performed by the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory that support laboratory testing and development of improved diagnostic methods on specimens submitted from immunocompromised patients and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, both in- and out-patients; clinical consultations to SCCA and UW Medicine physicians and staff, including patient care support services such as gene cell therapy, infection control, and nuclear medicine, on matters related to microbiology laboratory test selection and interpretation; develops or updates new testing methods required to provide the highest quality support services to SCCA and UW Medicine patients. Participates in the training and management of a large staff of technical personnel with expertise and area-specific methods and technologies relevant to the diagnosis of bacterial, fungal, and parasitic diseases; leads plate rounds in laboratories in the division; participates in the training of doctoral level residents and fellows; works independently in designing laboratory protoc                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </font></td>
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