Molecular Genomics Research Technologist

Penn State University; Hershey, Northern (PA, KY); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The Carrel Lab in the Department of Molecular and Precision Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, seeks a Research Technologist to advance life science research using molecular genetics techniques. You will design and execute experiments, train others, and help disseminate findings.

We value organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with diverse biological samples.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 1+ year experience or equivalent combination accepted.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required.
• Experience with molecular techniques and data analysis desired.
• Comfort working with human patient samples.

Responsibilities

• Perform research and experimental tasks using molecular techniques.
• Troubleshoot experiments with minimal supervision after training.
• Contribute to research design and problem solving.
• Maintain SOPs, training and safety documentation.
• Assist manuscript or grant preparation and data interpretation.
• May supervise undergraduate/graduate project work.

Skills

Organizational skills

Note taking

Data collection

Documentation

Cell culture

RT-qPCR

Sequencing data analysis

Training

Education

Bachelor's Degree 1+ year experience

BS in biological sciences

Job description

The Carrel Lab in the Department of Molecular and Precision Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, seeks a Research Technologist to advance life science research using molecular genetics techniques. You will design and execute experiments, train others, and help disseminate findings.

We value organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with diverse biological samples.