Part-Time Microbiology Research Associate II - Weekend

HyperSpectral Corp; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

HyperSpectral Corp in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Research Associate II, Microbiology for weekend, part-time hours at The Engine. You will work under a Senior Scientist, follow written procedures, maintain accurate records, and support routine culture handling in a regulated development program.

The role focuses on preparing cryostocks, maintaining cultures, logging samples, and performing plating, Gram staining, and spectral-ready prep for Raman experiments.

Qualifications

• Two or more years in a BSL-2 microbiology lab handling cultures or human specimens.
• Proficient aseptic technique and basic identification methods.
• Strong attention to detail and meticulous record keeping to SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and organize reference and working cryostocks; track strain identity, passage number, vial quantity and freezer location.
• Maintain cultures; prepare media and reagents; run the daily QC as per SOP; prepare cultures and batched samples ahead of the week's scan days.
• Receive, accession, de-identify and log specimens in the sample tracking system; verify labeling and chain of custody at every hand-off.
• Process specimens to SOP: plating and streaking, incubation, colony isolation, Gram stain and basic identification, and preparation of spectral-ready samples.
• Support sample preparation for Raman spectroscopy experiments.
• Maintain laboratory inventory and monitor media, reagent and supply expiration dates; flag reorder points; receive and put away deliveries.
• Follow BSL-2 practices, aseptic technique, and decontamination and waste disposal procedures; keep bench area inspection-ready.
• Record every step in the lab notebook or batch record at the time it is done; raise deviations or safety concerns the same day.
• Work weekends under The Engine's after-hours procedures and communicate properly.
• Use AI-assisted tools for record keeping and procedure look-up as the lab adopts them.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Plating & streaking

Colony isolation

Gram stain

Pipetting accuracy

Sample preparation

LIMS familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in microbiology

Associate degree with MLT certification

Job description

HyperSpectral Corp in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Research Associate II, Microbiology for weekend, part-time hours at The Engine. You will work under a Senior Scientist, follow written procedures, maintain accurate records, and support routine culture handling in a regulated development program.

The role focuses on preparing cryostocks, maintaining cultures, logging samples, and performing plating, Gram staining, and spectral-ready prep for Raman experiments.