Current Opportunities

Reporting to the Facility Security Officer and under specific direction, the Security Assistant will perform a number of duties in support the overall physical security program of Lovelace Biomedical.   Will act as the receptionist and primary point of contact for a Lovelace campus to include operating and overseeing campus access gates, answering phones, sorting mail, verifying visitor and employee credentials, and maintaining and tracking access badges.  Will also monitor and operate campus security systems to include alarms, door locks, access control systems, and other related systems.  The Security Assistant will also process KAFB access paperwork and coordinate sponsorship for installation access, and perform all other related duties and tasks as required or assigned.

Under direct supervision the Shipping and Receiving Specialist will be responsible for performing a combination of manual and/or automated shipping, receiving and inventory control duties. This position will receive incoming material and prepare materials for shipment according to shipping practices, procedures, rates, routes and available transportation. Packs and/or unpacks items verifying quantity, weight, and condition in addition to recording materials shipped and received.

Lovelace Biomedical is looking for a Staff Accountant.  Under general direction and reporting to the Controller, the Staff Accountant is responsible for reporting, coordinating activities, resources, preparation of monthly billing and invoicing in support of projects for the Institute.     The Staff Accountant will work with Scientists and other business units/leaders in the development of proposals, budgets and estimates for completion as well as establish track and monitor project schedules, deliverables and milestones. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for analyzing financials to ensure that project goals are accomplished on time and on budget. Individual will communicate with Sponsors, Scientists, Accounting and Finance personnel on project schedules, project and financial status including estimates to complete and deliverables. The Staff Accountant will also work with Accounting and AR on the tracking and coordination of collection on invoices, and perform all other duties and tasks as required or assigned. 

The recent joining of Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute (LBRI) with the Touro University System that includes New York Medical College (NYMC) has expanded our academic prowess and the potential to conduct innovative clinical trials to impact respiratory diseases. While NYMC’s primary mission is training medical and dental students, it also offers graduate programs in experimental pathology, microbiology, immunology, cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology and conducts research across these disciplines. Founded in 1947 as a not-for-profit corporation, LBRI employs ~35 PhD level scientists and ~250 technicians and staff. The Lovelace mission is to serve humanity through research on the prevention, treatment, and cure of respiratory disease. LBRI studies respiratory health issues of concern to scientists and health care experts in universities, government, industry, and patient advocacy groups and offers state-of-the-art facilities to support the needs of the work proposed.   With an extended community of Faculty, researchers, graduate students and technicians, LBRI is uniquely positioned to provide broad research resources to Faculty members committed to advancing our mission.  LBRI operates more than 450,000 sq. ft of laboratory space over two campuses with state-of-the art facilities to support basic and applied research. LBRI, with over 120 animal models for respiratory research and breeding facilities for genetically engineered mouse models, provides a rich environment for collaboration and translation of basic research findings to in vivo models.  Our well-established pre-clinical investigational drug safety program allows opportunities to extend work into human clinical trials for respiratory and non-respiratory diseases.   LBRI's affiliation agreement with the University of New Mexico allows for adjunct faculty appointments, training of graduate students, and fosters collaboration across the Health Sciences Research Programs and the University of New Mexico's NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.   We are currently seeking Tenure-Eligible Faculty members at the Associate or Professor level to join LBRI and be a part of our collaborative research team.  Tenure will be through New York Medical College and offer not only guaranteed generous salary support, but opportunities for research collaborations and trainees. Applicants should have a demonstrated research expertise and record of accomplishment in Lung Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Immunology, Toxicology, or Infectious Disease. Applicants must demonstrate significant research experience and a record of accomplishment in basic, population, and/or translational research. LBRI provides state-of-the-art research space/equipment and full administrative support. Competitive start-up package and long-term institutional support to include significant dedicated annual funding will be provided to expand collaborative research across LBRI and NYMC and for the applicant to continue to grow their extramurally funded research program. Depending on the candidate's interest, LBRI’s affiliation agreement with the University of New Mexico also allows for adjunct faculty appointments for those who are eligible with the possibility for graduate student training and additional clinical collaborations across the Health Sciences and Main Campus Research Programs.

Under general direction, the Veterinarian Technician conducts a variety of routine health care procedures on the Institute’s animal populations following established techniques and procedures.  Procedures include, but not limited to clinical diagnostics, sample collection, administration of drugs or therapeutics, anesthetic monitoring from induction to recovery, dental prophylaxis, and related activities.   The Veterinarian Technician participates in routine animal colony maintenance and preventative care, including health assessments, vaccination, and other prescribed health maintenance procedures.  Individual may be required to work with biological samples such as blood, serum, plasma and urine.