Research Assistant
Core
Provide day-to-day laboratory assistance in an immunology/immunotherapy cancer research setting, including sample processing from clinical trials and animal work.
Role type
Research Assistant (Laboratory Technician)
Builds
Research data and biological samples for oncology studies
Domain
Oncology / Immunology / Biomedical Research
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Laboratory safety standards, reagent ordering, inventory management, autoclaving, Western blotting, PCR, RT-PCR, tissue culture techniques, mouse handling (tumor implantation, injections, tissue collection)
Preferred skills
M.S. in Cell Biology/Immunology/Cancer Biology, B.S. in Biological Sciences with relevant experience
Technologies
Western blotting, PCR, RT-PCR
Responsibilities
Order reagents and maintain lab inventories, perform tissue culture and molecular biology techniques, handle mice for tumor implantation and injections, process patient samples from clinical trials
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior