Co-op: Translational Engineering Researcher

Mass General Brigham; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. is partnering with Mass General Brigham to offer a full-time on-site co-op in Boston. This position provides hands-on experience within a dynamic healthcare research environment and contributes to ongoing translational projects.

You will participate in designing experiments, preparing coatings and formulations, and analyzing data under the supervision of senior researchers at the Laboratory for Translational Engineering.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate student in STEM fields is required.
• Strong wet-lab or experimental research experience is preferred.
• Experience with optical microscopy or quantitative imaging is advantageous.
• Familiarity with biomaterials, coatings, polymers, hydrogels, colloids, or aqueous formulations.
• Experience with image analysis or quantitative data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Designing and executing experiments with living biological samples.
• Developing reliable protocols for sample handling, treatment, storage, and recovery.
• Preparing and applying coatings and aqueous formulations.
• Investigating polymers, hydrogels, surfactants, colloids, and other candidate materials.
• Performing optical microscopy and quantitative image analysis.
• Developing methods to evaluate viability, morphology, behavior, and functional recovery.
• Analyzing experimental data and identifying relationships across variables.
• Collaborating with researchers developing automation, imaging, and data-analysis tools.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Detail oriented

Basic computer skills

Willingness to learn

Team collaboration

Strong organizational skills

Adaptability

Education

Undergraduate or graduate STEM student

Tools

Optical microscopy

Image analysis software

Job description

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. is partnering with Mass General Brigham to offer a full-time on-site co-op in Boston. This position provides hands-on experience within a dynamic healthcare research environment and contributes to ongoing translational projects.

You will participate in designing experiments, preparing coatings and formulations, and analyzing data under the supervision of senior researchers at the Laboratory for Translational Engineering.