Research Technician-Senior (Mays Cancer Center)
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX, USA
Posted on Jan 22, 2026
Under limited supervision, responsible for providing senior-level technical support by performing complex laboratory and/or research related tasks. Leads or mentors lower level team members.
Possesses in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures of particular field of specialization.
Ability to communicate and liaise with research participants, research team members, and other relevant partner/key stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
Demonstrated ability to monitor important and complex projects concurrently while maintaining quality and accuracy.
Ability to adapt to a controlled laboratory environment and learn new software or database systems.
Ability to act as a team leader, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows.
Serves as specialist on laboratory research methodologies and equipment functions; troubleshoots problems and recommends solutions.
Performs a variety of tests requiring a high degree of proficiency.
Verifies, processes, and reports research data by use of electronic computer systems.
Ensures quality control through tracking, recording, verifying, and validating laboratory data.
Maintains and updates electronic and hard copy data files of current research projects.
Designs and implements databases for new projects.
Evaluates experiment results utilizing statistical and multivariate analysis.
May instruct an academic section in laboratory research techniques, instruments, methods, and procedures.
Performs all other duties as assigned.