Life Sciences Research Technologist - Lab & Data Innovation

The Pennsylvania State University; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Research Technologist - Life Sciences to design and conduct experiments across neuroscience, physiology, genomics, and related fields. The role involves training users, developing data collection procedures, and ensuring quality and timeliness of projects within NIH-funded studies.

The candidate will contribute to protocol development, data analysis, and dissemination of findings while supporting lab operations and equipment usage in a collaborative

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; no prior relevant work experience required.
• Will support NIH-funded studies in vascular biology, blood-brain barrier function, and inflammation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research projects or experiments; ensure protocol adherence; review progress and evaluate results.
• Perform assays, material tests, specimen evaluation, and cultures.
• Execute and develop data collection procedures; record, correlate, and analyze data; prepare analysis summaries.
• Contribute to design of research methods; identify problems; recommend solutions.
• Make recommendations for data collection, management, and visualization software.
• Train users in equipment operation and research techniques; explain capabilities and outcomes.
• Develop project protocols; ensure quality, cost effectiveness and timeliness of projects.
• Author papers, proposals, presentations and reports to disseminate findings.
• May supervise staff and operate a specialized research area or laboratory.

Skills

Life sciences research

Laboratory procedures

Data collection & analysis

Training users

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Data visualization software

Genotyping

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Research Technologist - Life Sciences to design and conduct experiments across neuroscience, physiology, genomics, and related fields. The role involves training users, developing data collection procedures, and ensuring quality and timeliness of projects within NIH-funded studies.

The candidate will contribute to protocol development, data analysis, and dissemination of findings while supporting lab operations and equipment usage in a collaborative