Laboratory Assistant

Partner's Healthcare; Belmont (MA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

The McLean Hospital Corporation in Belmont, MA, is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support behavioral neuroscience and pharmacology research in laboratory animals. You will conduct daily experiments using high-field MRI and behavioral assays to study how drugs and environment affect brain function and behavior.

Responsibilities include data analysis, preparing reports, and aiding in animal care, safety, and lab maintenance under supervision. Per diem, onsite position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred or High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No.

Responsibilities

• Assist other laboratory staff with health monitoring of laboratory rats, animal handling, weighing, food and water regimens.
• Data collation, transformation, and statistics using lab equipment and PCs.
• After training, participate in training of students/new staff.

Skills

Rat handling

Education

Bachelor's Degree or High School Diploma

Job description

Site

Site: The McLean Hospital CorporationMass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

Job Summary SummaryAssists research team in lab. Does this position require Patient Care?No

Essential Functions

• Assists other laboratory staff with health monitoring of laboratory rats, animal handling, weighing, food and water regimens, and unconditioned behavioral experiments including startle and prepulse inhibition of startle.
• Data collation, transformation, and descriptive and inferential statistics using laboratory equipment and personal computers.
• Principal duty #3: after training and some experience, will participate in the training of students and/or newer staff members.

Qualifications

EducationBachelor's Degree preferred or High School Diploma or Equivalent requiredCan this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?No

Preferred Experience

• Prior experience with handling live laboratory rats, both male and female, including administration of indicated drug doses via subcutaneous injections using aseptic technique preferred
• Prior experience with startle equipment including startle and prepulse inhibition of startle (San Diego Instruments Brand) preferred
• Prior experience with processing startle and prepulse inhibition of startle data, prior experience with descriptive and inferential statistics for startle and prepulse inhibition of startle data 0-1 year preferred
• Prior experience with descriptive and inferential statistics for startle and prepulse inhibition of startle data.
• Prior experience working with a team in a laboratory setting using rats as experimental subjects in behavioral studies, specifically startle and prepulse inhibition of startle studies.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Conduct behavioral neuroscience and pharmacology research in laboratory animals using high-field MRI and behavioral assays to study how drugs and environmental conditions affect brain function and behavior. Analyze data, report findings, and support laboratory operations, animal care, safety, and maintenance. This research assistant position is at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. The Laboratory Assistant will perform behavioral neuroscience and pharmacology studies in laboratory animals. Responsibilities include conducting daily experiments using high-field magnetic resonance imaging to study how drugs and environmental conditions change brain structure or function, and concurrent imaging and behavioral assays to study neurobehavioral processes. The assistant will handle laboratory animals and learn experimental techniques, complex neuroimaging and behavioral assays, and stereotaxic surgery skills under supervision. The assistant will analyze data with statistics and graphics software and prepare reports of results. The role also supports laboratory maintenance, safety protocols, animal care, and husbandry.

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

115 Mill Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Employee Type

Per Diem

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$15.89 - $22.31/Hourly

Grade

MRA005

Benefits

• In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

EEO Statement

EEO Statement: 1600 The McLean Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran's Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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