Sr. Research Technician - Immune Discovery and Modeling Service (IDMS)

As a Senior Research Technician you will perform research activities in collaboration with internal/external personnel to complete science-based projects. You will normally receive detailed instructions while making observations, analyzing data and interpreting results according to laboratory procedures. The Senior Research Technician will provide support to all technical/research staff and postdocs.

You are:

• An effective communicator, capable of determining how best to reach different audiences and executing communications based on that understanding
• Adept at planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments with a keen eye for detail
• Action oriented and eager to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm

You will:

• Prepare laboratory equipment, instruments, solutions, stains, assays and other supplies as instructed for research experiments.
• Be involved in work with culture and/or cell separation methods; electrophoretic separations: assays (e.g., RIA, TIA, ELISA); basic biology or other specialized science techniques depending on the lab.
• Operate lab equipment such as centrifuges, pH meters, analytical balancers, scintillation counters, spectrophotometers, light microscopes and other equipment as instructed.
• Be involved in animal handling requiring injection of animals, collection/harvesting of tissues, fluids; animal autopsies in order to make chemical identification and conduct analyses.
• Respond to and completes tasks as instructed by the P.I. and staff associated with designated research projects by carrying out the requested activities.
• Provide assistance with other on-going research for peers and research personnel in the laboratory by completing tasks related to the projects within the deadline specified.
• Perform necessary analysis and calculations, records data and writes reports on research findings.
• Respond to and produces reports comprising of the requested statistics for the study as requested by the laboratory head and members of the research team.
• Purchase equipment and materials for the laboratory.
• Assist Administrative Assistant in generation of purchase order information for supplies and equipment by gathering information for online purchase

You need :

• Bachelor's in Biology or closely related major with 3+ years related experience or Master's with at least 1 year of related experience.

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