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Research Technician - Antibiotic Discovery Center

Boston, MA (Main Campus), USFull-time2026-10-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Support the preparation, execution, and analysis of microbiological and biochemical experiments to identify and characterize novel bioactive compounds.

Role type

Research Technician (Antibiotic Discovery)

Builds

Novel antibiotics and bioactive natural products

Domain

Biotechnology / Microbiology / Natural Product Chemistry

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Microbial culture, biochemical assays, sample preparation, laboratory maintenance, data organization

Preferred skills

Prior laboratory experience, academic or internship-based experience

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Culture and maintain bacterial strains, prepare media and reagents, perform basic activity assays, support compound extraction and purification, maintain laboratory notebooks, assist with supply inventory and equipment upkeep

Seniority

Entry-level, recent graduate