Clinical Research Assistant

The purpose of this position is to support the Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care's research repository of biological specimens and data, by consenting patients, collecting tissue and blood samples in collaboration with OHSU clinics, and ensuring safe storage and accurate recording of the samples.  This employee will have the opportunity to interact with several different OHSU clinics, physicians and researchers and will be part of a dedicated translational research team aiming to make a real difference for cancer patients.  Responsibilities will include picking up human specimens in the clinic, potentially processing blood in the lab, chart review, clinic schedule monitoring, data entry, informing potential patients about pancreas research studies, consenting and enrolling appropriate patients, and maintaining and querying a database of participants in multiple studies. Professional and caring demeanor and appropriate attire is required for patient and provider interactions.  If you’re looking for experience in the health field and have an interest in cancer detection and treatment, and the willingness and enthusiasm to increase your own understanding of cancer research background and methods, this could be the opportunity for you.  This job will allow you to take part in a variety of assignments, to thrive in a team-oriented environment, and to learn from the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s internationally respected scientists and clinicians at the forefront of cancer research.  Your demonstrated strong organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to pay attention to detail, be flexible, communicate clearly, take responsibility for seeing issues through, and follow direction yet work independently when necessary will help you meaningfully contribute to this important research work.   A great fit for individuals planning a career as a doctor or a physician-scientist.  (Please note:  this position is NOT eligible for remote work.)

Research Assistant - Pre-Clinical Models

The Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care is developing new detection methods and treatments for cancer.  One way to do that is to is to create pre-clinical animal models that can be manipulated and tested.  The purpose of this position is to assist in developing mouse models of pancreatic cancer and assess drug responses in those models.  This includes mouse colony management and husbandry, tissue dissection, and genotyping. 

As a BCCPC team member, you will work in the lab to identify in vivo drug-response metrics that best predict drug responses in patients, helping to inform clinical care.  You will be trained in growing primary cultures of tumor cells using advanced cell biology lab techniques, automated therapeutic screens, and histology techniques, as well as performing quantitative analysis of images, harvesting and processing mouse tissues, assisting in survival mouse surgeries, data entry/collection and laboratory housekeeping.  You will be responsible for conducting some phases of projects independently and may help to design experiments.

Do you have strong organizational and communication skills and the ability to work under minimal supervision?  Have you had experience with cell biology laboratory techniques?  Then consider joining Oregon’s pancreas research headquarters on the South Waterfront to start building your future in the biomedical sciences.  (Please note:  this position is NOT eligible for remote work.)

Norton Fellowship in the Pancreatic Translational Sciences (Pancreatic Surgeon Research Training Fellowship)

The purpose of this two-year research fellowship is to train general surgery residents in translational research focusing on diseases that involve the pancreas. The ideal candidate would be a surgery resident in their second or third year of residency interested in a career as a surgeon-scientist with a translational research program focusing on diseases that involve the pancreas.  Fellowship provides salary and relocation expense reimbursement.  For details please see RFA.