Cardiovascular Research Technician — Mouse Lab & Molecular Skills

Npbchamber; Florida; On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation is seeking a Research Technician to join our translational research team focused on cardiovascular pathophysiology and vascular cell biology. Responsibilities include maintaining mouse colonies, performing molecular biology experiments, and assessing cardiac/vascular function using echocardiography or Millar catheter.

Required is a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with strong record-keeping, aseptic technique, and data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience maintaining mouse colonies and conducting molecular biology experiments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain mouse colonies: weekly checks, cage cleaning, mating, weaning, and tailing for genotyping.
• Perform basic molecular biology experiments (PCR for genotyping, qPCR, WB) and cell culture.
• Conduct animal experiments including chemical administration and functional assessment via echocardiography or Millar catheter.
• Coordinate with investigators, maintain lab equipment and reagents, and manage lab records.
• Perform data acquisition and analysis.

Skills

Mouse colony maintenance

Molecular biology (PCR)

qPCR

Western blot (WB)

Aseptic techniques

Record-keeping

Data analysis

Team collaboration

GraphPad

EndNote

MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in a life science

Tools

Millar catheter

Echocardiography

Genotyping

Job description

The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation is seeking a Research Technician to join our translational research team focused on cardiovascular pathophysiology and vascular cell biology. Responsibilities include maintaining mouse colonies, performing molecular biology experiments, and assessing cardiac/vascular function using echocardiography or Millar catheter.

Required is a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with strong record-keeping, aseptic technique, and data