Translational Cancer Research Lab Technician

SONICOM; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

43 days annual leave

Cycle-to-work scheme

Flexible working policy

On-site facilities and pension

Job summary

Imperial College London invites applications for a full-time research post focused on the investigation of metabolic heterogeneity in upper GI cancers. The role includes end-to-end explant tissue culture and exposure to spatial multiomics, across Imperial College and partner institutions.

You will join a multidisciplinary team, work toward grant milestones, and support students and researchers in a dynamic, translational program at Hammersmith Campus.

Qualifications

• Degree in Molecular, Cellular or Cancer Biology, or related field, or equivalent qualification.
• Proven experience in wet lab molecular biology techniques.
• Experience handling and biobanking of human tissue and blood samples.
• Experience in a research laboratory team environment and light/fluorescent microscopy.
• Experience in mammalian cell culture including primary tumour cell culture and functional assays.
• Experience in histology including immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence.
• Experience in carrying through and writing up a laboratory based project.
• Masters-level education in molecular, cellular and/or cancer biology encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Perform experiments to meet grant milestones and support the research group.
• Deliver end-to-end explant tissue culture pipeline for esophageal cancer treatment investigations.
• Contribute to parallel workstreams involving spatial multiomics with Imperial College and collaborating groups.
• Support Clinical Research Fellows and postgraduate students in project delivery.

Skills

Molecular biology

Wet lab techniques

Mammalian cell culture

Histology & IHC

Immunofluorescence

3D cancer models

Tissue biobanking

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Molecular/Cellular/Cancer Biology

PhD or equivalent (advantage)

Tools

Confocal microscopy

Immunohistochemistry

Job description

Imperial College London invites applications for a full-time research post focused on the investigation of metabolic heterogeneity in upper GI cancers. The role includes end-to-end explant tissue culture and exposure to spatial multiomics, across Imperial College and partner institutions.

You will join a multidisciplinary team, work toward grant milestones, and support students and researchers in a dynamic, translational program at Hammersmith Campus.