Job Description

Status

Full-Time

Standard Hours per Week

40

Job Posting Category

Research

Job Posting Description

The Lieberman Lab is looking for a Research Technologist, whose main responsibility is to support the day-to-day functioning of a collaborative and cutting edge research immunology laboratory that studies the innate and adaptive immune response to infection and cancer.

The candidate will be expected to be on-site full time (40 hours per week) during core business hours to support the daily operations of the lab.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with daily lab operations.
• Order lab and office supplies.
• Keep lab supplies stocked.
• Maintain and service lab equipment to ensure they are in optimal working condition.
• Prepare stock solutions and tissue culture media supplements.
• Maintain a database of lab expenses including supply purchases and facilities and core costs. Provide PI with monthly accounting of spending.
• Maintain databases of lab reagents (chemicals, antibodies, plasmids and frozen cells).
• Perform routine Mycoplasma tests on cell cultures to detect and prevent contamination.
• Oversee animal colony (including breeding and maintenance of knockout lines) and keeping track of animal inventory, cage counts, and animal spending every month.
• Manage lab roster and assign safety & animal trainings.
• Train new employees on lab procedures, safety and methods.
• Coordinate annual lab safety inspection and ensure compliance with lab safety regulations.
• Arrange shipping of transfer materials to and from other labs.
• Submit all published plasmids to Addgene.
• Assist with protein purification, cell culture, genotyping, and cloning when needed.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor's degree

Experience:

• 4 years of relevant work experience OR Master's and 2 years of relevant work experience

Office/Site Location

Boston

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Regular

Remote Eligibility

Onsite Only

Pay Range

$52228.80-$83564.00 Annual