Neuroscience Research Assistant II - Single-Cell Genomics

Harvard Medical School; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision health ins

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Harvard Medical School seeks a motivated lab professional to join a genetics research team studying normal brain function and brain disorders. You will contribute to interdisciplinary work blending experimental biology, statistics, and data science, planning experiments, and reporting results in weekly meetings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with scientists and project staff, maintaining detailed records, and troubleshooting techniques to advance understanding of psychiatric and

Qualifications

• College background or equivalent work experience (relevant coursework may count toward experience).
• One to two+ years related work experience, especially in laboratory context.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to experimental workflows for profiling the molecular contents and biological states of thousands of individual cells in human brain tissue, including planning experiments, creating DNA‑barcoding reagents, extracting nuclei, preparing molecular libraries, and high‑throughput sequencing.
• Optimize and execute molecular‑biological reactions such as PCR and DNA extraction.
• Independently troubleshoot and optimize techniques and technologies.
• Maintain detailed experimental notes in the lab’s electronic lab notebook.
• Report experimental results in weekly lab meetings.
• Contribute to other projects as needed.

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology, neuroscience, chemistry, biomedical engineering, or other quantitative area of science or engineering

College background or equivalent work experience

At least one year of laboratory experience

Job description

Harvard Medical School seeks a motivated lab professional to join a genetics research team studying normal brain function and brain disorders. You will contribute to interdisciplinary work blending experimental biology, statistics, and data science, planning experiments, and reporting results in weekly meetings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with scientists and project staff, maintaining detailed records, and troubleshooting techniques to advance understanding of psychiatric and