Senior Research Support Specialist **Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):** Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in biology or a related field. Two (2) years of full time advanced research experience in a biomedical laboratory. Experience working in a laboratory organization. Experience with biochemical assays, protein purification, protein crystallography and/or cell biology. **Preferred Qualifications:** Advanced degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in biochemistry, chemistry, cell biology or life science related field. Data analysis experience. Experience conducting research experiments. **Brief Description of Duties:** Working under general supervision in support of a research project or program for Dr. Markus Seeliger in the Department of Pharmacological Sciences, incumbent will operate equipment, carry out test procedures as well as collate and interpret data using special methods, in particular protein expression and purification, tissue culture, molecular biology and biochemical assays. The successful incumbent will have excellent interpersonal skills, exercising strong organizational and time-management skills with an exceptional attention to detail. Essential for this role is the adeptness to work independently as well as part of a team with a collaborative approach to problem solving. **Duties:** + Develop, monitor, coordinate and manage activities to maintain effective operationof the program. + Work collaboratively with other employees, faculty and professionals to advancethe goals of the project. + Conduct experiments; provide research support by conducting tests usingspecialized methods for data collection; interpret the collected data. + Observe, collect and analyze data and write summary reports as necessary. + Prepare reports, drafts and/or manuscripts based on the collected data. + May develop and maintain databases. + May coordinate field and laboratory work and/or develop and maintain databases. + Incumbents may be responsible for orienting/training others to the project/programand checking work of less experienced employees as assigned. + Other duties as assigned. **Special Notes:** The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application. **_Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws._** If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university Office of Equity and Access (OEA) at (631) 632-6280 or visit OEA (https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/oea/) . _In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act_ a _copy of our crime statistics can be viewed_ here (https://www.stonybrook.edu/police/) _._ Visit our **WHY WORK HERE** page to learn about the **total rewards** we offer.SUNY Research Foundation: A Great Place to Work. (https://www.rfsuny.org/media/rfsuny/documents/hr/RFRecruitmentFlyer.pdf) **The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.** **Job Number:** 2502856 **Official Job Title:** : Senior Research Support Specialist **Job Field** : Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical) **Primary Location** : US-NY-Stony Brook **Department/Hiring Area:** : Pharmacology **Schedule** : Full-time **Shift** : Day Shift **Shift Hours:** : 9:00 am-5:00 pm : **Posting Start Date** : Aug 6, 2025 **Posting End Date** : Aug 20, 2025, 11:59:00 PM **Salary:** : $51,000 - $66,000 **Appointment Type:** : Regular **Salary Grade:** : E79 **SBU Area:** : The Research Foundation for The State University of New York at Stony Brook **Req ID:** 2502856