Project Assistant / Project Coordinator in Biosciences
La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA, Onsite
Research DevelopmentBachelor RequiredEntry Level
About the role
Job Summary
The La Jolla Institute is seeking a motivated individual to play a key role in supporting the project management of multiple grants and contracts in the Vijayanand laboratory, involving research in human immunology, single-cell genomics, and tissue-resident memory T cell responses in allergy, asthma, cancer, lupus and respiratory diseases. The position supports federally funded research programs by coordinating scientific, operational, and regulatory activities across multidisciplinary teams. This is an excellent opportunity to learn project management and gain entry level experience (assistant) or build on your past experience (coordinator), as well as a unique chance to work with some of the world’s most influential scientists in the field of immunological research.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The PA/PC will serve as a resource for helping to manage and communicate information from the status of various project activities, both internally and externally. Primary responsibilities include helping to coordinate overall project activity, documenting progress via regular status reports, managing logistics including making arrangements for meetings, presentations, and seminars, establishing and managing budgets, preparing and submitting IRB documents and manuscripts for scientific publications and conferences. One main responsibility will be to help with the clinical database.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, and be highly motivated to learn quickly in order to become an actively contributing member of the Vaccine Discovery team.
Leveling Requirements
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s degree in immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, or science related field
- Programming in software languages a plus
SKILLS:
- Able to think critically and solve problems
- Excellent time management skills
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Able to work with a diverse group of people;
- Good communication skills
- Software programming a plus
About La Jolla Institute for Immunology
"Sometimes in science there are so many people trying to answer the same question that it's good to stray off in another direction," Mitchell Kronenberg, Ph.D., LJI Professor. "Taking the road less traveled can bring its voyagers to unexpected - and even groundbreaking - new territory." The La Jolla Institute The La Jolla Institute for Immunology is a non-profit medical research institute dedicated to increasing knowledge and improving human health through studies of the immune system. Our essential purpose is to expand our understanding of how the immune system works and to discover the causes of immune system disorders. The knowledge gained through our biomedical research can, in turn lead to the prevention, treatment and cure of a wide range of human diseases. What is immunology? Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune response. The immune response is the defense system of the body carried out by white blood cells against microbial threats such as a virus infection. Since immunology has an effect on every organ system in our body, there is no biomedical discipline that has greater implications for improving human health. Where is LJI? The La Jolla Institute is located in the University of California San Diego's Science Research Park in a world-class facility covering 145,000 square feet. Our space provides an open laboratory setting that encourages La Jolla Institute for Immunology's highly collaborative research environment.