Assistant Research Technician

NYU Langone Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone Hospitals offers an exciting opportunity as an Assistant Research Technician. This entry-level position involves performing advanced laboratory techniques in a state-of-the-art facility and provides support in transgenic research, ensuring animal welfare, and collaborating closely with the research community.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness package

Generous time-off program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Life Sciences or related field.
• Entry-level position.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Perform cryopreservation of transgenic mouse sperm and embryos.
• Manage mouse colony and perform genomic DNA extraction.
• Support assisted reproductive technology services including in vitro fertilization.

Skills

Communication

Laboratory techniques

Animal care

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Life Sciences

Job description

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is one of the nation's top-ranked medical schools. For 175 years, NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history and enrich the lives of countless people. An integral part of NYU Langone Health, the Grossman School of Medicine at its core is committed to improving the human condition through medical education, scientific research, and direct patient care. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Assistant Research Technician.The successful candidate will perform transgenic mouse sperm and embryos cryopreservation and maintain in long-term storage tanks. Manage a mouse colony include tails sample preparation. Perform genomic DNA extraction from mouse tail samples. In additional, assistant reagents frozen sperm and embryos shipping and related duties and will be responsible for performing a variety of complex laboratory tasks of a routine nature as well as methods development and standardized procedures to provide high quality Transgenics resource support for the research community.

Job Responsibilities:

Provide support with assisted reproductive technology services including:

• In vitro fertilization of mouse eggs with transgenic mouse frozen sperm.
• Cryopreservation of transgenic mouse sperm and embryos.
• Surgical transfer of embryos to surrogate female mice.
• Occasional weekend work for superovulation treatment.
• Perform methods including DNA purification, PCR reactions, and prep for genotype.
• Animal colony and room management.
• Manage the mouse transgenic production colonies.
• Tissue collection and tagging for identification of mice.
• Weaning and distribution of mice to on-campus and off-campus clients.
• Superovulation for production of embryos for genetic manipulation.
• Provide customer service including communicating with clients about project.
• Responsible for the coordinate import and export frozen samples.
• Maintains of database of transgenic mice sperm and embryos cryopreservation.
• Monitor daily animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations.
• Responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all instruments and laboratory facilities, core laboratory procedures and practices, including quality control and compliance.
• Provides guidance, cooperates, communicates and relates well to all levels of NYU Langone Health Staff.
• Communicates ideas, problems, suggestions, and messages in a timely and effective manner.
• Maintains confidentiality of all research information.
• Is able to recognize problems as they occur; and through the application of appropriate policy/ procedure, determines and/or recommends the appropriate solution.
• Seeks guidance as necessary for the performance of duties; asks appropriate questions when in doubt and utilizes reference sources/materials to ensure accuracy.
• Advises appropriate personnel of situations/problems requiring intervention or follow-up attention.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Life Sciences or related field. This is an entry-level position.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

View NYU Grossman School of Medicine's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $43,800.00 - $47,700.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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