Medical Research Tech III - Lab & Animal Care

Texas Tech University - Health Sciences Center; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Wellness programs

Mother-friendly workplace

Job summary

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is seeking a laboratory assistant to support research in an active lab environment. The role includes maintaining procedures, recording data, and assisting with animal care and cell culture tasks.

The position emphasizes collaboration with PIs, postdocs, and students to advance ongoing projects and ensure compliance with safety and biohazard protocols. The successful candidate will hold a BS in a science field (or equivalent experience) and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in sciences or 4 years of related experience.
• Experience with mice models preferred.
• Experience with molecular techniques preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist PI in maintaining a supportive lab environment.
• Record procedures and data in the lab notebook.
• Maintain laboratory records (expenditures, budget, equipment, manuals, etc.).
• Conduct and supervise laboratory support activities (ordering supplies, preparing solutions, sterilizing).
• Assist P.I., postdocs, and students in training and tasks.
• Design, execute, and train on animal care procedures (handling, administration, sampling).
• Maintain animal xenograft experiments and daily animal rounds; may include some weekends.
• Assist P.I. with hiring/evaluations of assistants.
• Support TTUHSC Service Plus philosophy.
• Establish and maintain primary cell lines from patient samples.

Education

Bachelor's degree in sciences

Tools

Mice models

Molecular techniques

Job description

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is seeking a laboratory assistant to support research in an active lab environment. The role includes maintaining procedures, recording data, and assisting with animal care and cell culture tasks.

The position emphasizes collaboration with PIs, postdocs, and students to advance ongoing projects and ensure compliance with safety and biohazard protocols. The successful candidate will hold a BS in a science field (or equivalent experience) and