Senior Research Lab Specialist - Flow, NGS & Imaging

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital; Tendring; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Health System is seeking a seasoned scientific support professional to provide advanced technical guidance across flow cytometry, sequencing and microscopy. The role emphasizes independent judgment, protocol development and training for investigators.

You will advise on experimental design, optimize protocols and contribute to reports and publications while operating state‑of‑the‑art instruments and methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in biological sciences, analytical chemistry or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant laboratory experience, with 2 years of analytical experience.
• Independently manage research projects, troubleshoot experiments, ensure data accuracy and quality.
• Advise investigators on experimental design, technology selection, sample prep and data interpretation.
• Operate and support advanced research instrumentation.
• Develop, optimize and validate protocols.
• Train researchers and organize workshops on instrumentation and new technologies.
• Contribute to scientific reports, abstracts, presentations and publications.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced scientific and technical support to investigators across technologies.
• Offer protocol development, scientific consultation and training.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies for research use.
• Support data interpretation and authoritative reporting.

Skills

Independent judgment

Experiment troubleshooting

Scientific consultation

Training researchers

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in biological sciences, analytical chemistry or closely related field

Tools

Flow cytometry

Cell sorting

Next‑gen sequencing

Microscopy

Advanced instrumentation

Job description

Johns Hopkins Health System is seeking a seasoned scientific support professional to provide advanced technical guidance across flow cytometry, sequencing and microscopy. The role emphasizes independent judgment, protocol development and training for investigators.

You will advise on experimental design, optimize protocols and contribute to reports and publications while operating state‑of‑the‑art instruments and methods.