Research Analyst

Research Analyst

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The position of Research Analyst plays a key role in supporting the Yale Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research, a renowned multidisciplinary research center focused on advancing discoveries in neuroscience and regenerative medicine. The position combines laboratory operations, information technology, and research data management responsibilities, including the oversight and design of inventory systems, support for specialized scientific software and computing resources, and coordination of research data migration, organization, and preservation. This role is essential to maintaining efficient research operations and enabling researchers to leverage innovative technologies and data-driven approaches to accelerate scientific discovery.

Principal responsibilities include:

• Lab equipment inventory and routine maintenance (for over several hundred chemicals and inventoried equipment), into a visual template (2x/year for both inventory and equipment). Will assist with researching other lab equipment inventory management (spreadsheets/databases). Implement and validate databases. Physically scanning equipment for VA (VA database) and University wants to duplicate to keep up to date. Independently research dynamic ways to reimagine this work, implement and monitor.
• Review and recommend enhanced analysis capabilities for primary data (such as imaging).
• Install new programs and IT tools as needed for the lab. Configure new computers and servers as needed.
• Responsible for preparing and following up on grant applications, reports and related IRBNet forms.
• Maintain multiple scientific and donor databases and center website.
• Scientific and research data migration and management (more and more journal and agencies are asking for the data, and preparing data so shareable).

Required skills and abilities include:

• Demonstrated experience with specialty scientific software. (i.e Matlab, HTML, CSS and Linux).
• Demonstrated experience performing IT operational assistance and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated experience managing donor databases.
• Demonstrated experience with content annotation, migration, and digital archiving.

Preferred education and experience include:

• A major in one of the sciences.
• Previous IT, donor and research experience.

Required education and experience: Bachelor's degree in statistics, computer science or a related field.