Flow Cytometry Specialist

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980, with potential progression once in post to £44,263. Grade 7

The Flow cytometry unit is part of a group of the Technology Hub, a series of research facilities available to users across colleges (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/university/colleges/mds/facilities). The facility offers state of the art equipment including classical flow cytometry, spectral cytometry, cell sorting, and mass cytometry and it is constantly doing horizon scanning to incorporate new innovative technologies to our offering. The facility has equipment across campus including, IBR, the Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM), the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Biosciences Building. The service delivery at the ITM is delivered to a GCP standard, which involves close collaboration with the Clinical Research Compliance Team. 

The Flow Cytometry Specialist will provide a full flow cytometry service, including implementing and delivering training and access of users, users support and advice, spectral cytometry support and management of the delivery of the cell sorting service including co-ordination of similar activities across the college, such as Genomics Birmingham.

The successful candidate will work closely with the facility Manager and the Academic Lead on the development and implementation of management processes to ensure the facility works effectively for the users. The candidate will need to develop constructive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders (both internal and external) and use project management skills to coordinate projects from initial plans to delivery, including quotation provision, communicating during the assay process as needed, and seeing the workflow through to data delivery and analysis advice, plus reporting and invoicing.

The successful candidate will supervise and mentor support staff and ensure compliance with local standard operating procedures, and all Health and Safety policies.

Main Duties

Provide a professional specialist service for the Flow Cytometry Unit which will include:

• Provide expert advice for internal and external customers wishing to use the service, providing expert advice, assistance, and guidance in establishing customer requirements, resolving high level problems with specific techniques/applications, answering queries and providing quotes for the use of the service. 
• Providing full and bespoke service of cell sorting for internal and external costumers. This will include consultations with the costumer on their experimental needs to optimize the cell sorting strategy to ensure success.

Person specification

• Educated to Degree level (or equivalent qualifications) or relevant technical qualifications and considerable relevant experience. Where no equivalent qualification is held significant practical relevant experience and expertise in a series of progressively more demanding roles will be required.
• In-depth up to date specialist knowledge, extensive and substantial proven practical experience of flow cytometry, spectral cytometry, cell sorting and data analysis.
• Proficiency in commonly used software and in-depth knowledge of relevant flow cytometry related software. For data acquisition, analysis and panel design.
• Extensive experience of similar laboratory based work and Good Laboratory Practice by experience or by formal qualification.

Informal enquires can be made to Adriana Flores-Langarica a.floreslangarica@bham.ac.uk

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Closes: 15th August 2024

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