Senior Research Technician - Salmon Lab - Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY 10021
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Senior Research Technician
HSS Research Institute- Salom Lab
Full-Time
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- Technical expertise and mouse handling, and ability to work independently.
- Capable of meeting time demands necessary to execute experiments.
- Maintain accurate and detailed records of all laboratory work, experiments, and database.
- Ensure that work areas are organized and present a safe, accessible, effective, and efficient environment.
- Assist in the management and operations such as managing inventory, streamlining experimental protocols, and training and supervision of junior level research technicians, summer students and research interns/trainees.
- Collaborate with and provide support to other lab personnel including entry level research technicians, graduate students, and postdocs to complete science-based projects.
- Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Completion of all trainings related to work in a timely manner, including C14, animal usage, handling hazardous material, laboratory safety.
- Participate in establishing job requirements and goals; perform duties at the level expected for senior research technician.
Minimum Job Requirements:
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree, biology, chemistry, or other relevant biomedical area
Experience:
- Preference will be given to candidates with previous experience in a microbiology or cell biology laboratory
- Expert level experience with research methodology, statistics, manuscript preparation
- Prior work with mouse models, including mouse breeding, handling and maintenance
- Multicolor flow cytometry and sorting
- Analysis using ELISAs, immunofluorescence, and immunohistochemistry
Skills required:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Expert knowledge and use of computers, software, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).