Laboratory Assistant

1600 The McLean Hospital Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Career advancement

Bonuses

Recognition programs

Job summary

The McLean Hospital Corporation invites applications for a Laboratory Assistant role at its Belmont, MA site. You will assist the research team in behavioral neuroscience and pharmacology studies using high-field MRI and behavioral assays in laboratory animals.

Responsibilities include data analysis, reporting results, and supporting animal care, safety, and lab operations. Training will be provided to learn complex neuroimaging and behavioral techniques under supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or HS diploma required.
• Experience with live rats and administering subcutaneous injections preferred.
• Experience with startle and prepulse inhibition data is a plus.
• Experience with descriptive and inferential statistics for startle data desired.

Responsibilities

• Conduct behavioral neuroscience research using high-field MRI and behavioral assays.
• Analyze data and prepare reports, supporting lab operations and animal care.
• Assist lab staff and train students/new staff after training.
• Perform daily experiments and ensure safety and animal welfare.

Skills

Health monitoring

Animal handling

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

San Diego Instruments equipment

Job description

Site: The McLean Hospital Corporation Mass 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

Assists 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

Education Bachelor's Degree preferred or High School Diploma or Equivalent required Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No Licenses and Credentials Preferred

• 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.

Qualifications: High school diploma and at least 10 credits toward a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, pharmacology, or neuroscience.

Additional Job Details

• 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

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

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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