Research Technician II - Medical Oncology

A Research Technician II position is available in the lab of Dr. John DiPersio and directly reporting to Dr. Jerry Xiang. The role involves assisting with technical aspects of conducting wet lab experiments related to generating and testing immunotherapies in pre-clinical studies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
• Assists with research studies, experiments and assays, including collection of data, preparation of solutions and setup and maintenance of equipment.
• Cultures primary human/mouse T cells and cell lines, generating lentivirus.
• Handles mice as needed for various procedures.
• Performs data entry and maintains data files on research.
• Prepares tissue cultures, reagents, probe tests, etc.
• Complies with established safety procedures and maintains required documentation on laboratory and specimen conditions.
• Ensures lab conditions and equipment are properly cleaned and maintained in accordance with established procedures.
• Assists with general lab maintenance and cleaning.

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation
• 10 recognized holidays
• sick time
• Competitive health insurance packages
• free Metro transit U-Pass
• defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan
• Wellness challenges
• annual health screenings
• mental health resources
• mindfulness programs and courses
• employee assistance program (EAP)
• financial resources
• access to dietitians