Research Technician 

(Female, Age 25) from Zionsville, IN

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At a Glance

Current Job

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Job Title Research Technician
Salary $37,000
Other Compensation None Set
Hours/Week
Company Size (not answered)
Location Zionsville, IN
Years Experience 1 year

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Current job Q&A

Describe the type of organization you work for.
I work in the research branch of a medical university.More than 500 people work in research in this university.

Describe your job role and responsibilities.
I work in research.I basically contact people and get their medical adn family history for a particular disease and perform certain test adn analyse data

Please list an additional benefits (beyond compensation) that you receive.
My job has a retirement plan 401k. I have 4 weeks of paid vacation

Do you feel you are under/over or well/fairly compensated at your current position?
I feel well compensated for my current position

Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Please explain.

Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
No

Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
No

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A day in the life of…

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8am to 9am I get to work at 8.30 am.My work starts by planning the day ahead , organizing the list of people i have to contact
9am to 10am I have a meeting with my boss,where we discuss the progress of the research.
10am to 11am I contact my research subject and get their medical and family history in detail.
11am to 12pm I contact my research subject and get their medical and family history in detail.
12pm to 1pm Make reports of the details and analyse my reports
1pm to 2pm
2pm to 3pm Feed in the data into my computer
3pm to 4pm DNA testing
4pm to 5pm DNA testing and other experiments
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