Research Technologist III - Physiology

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

403B retirement package

Competitive vacation & paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Employee & Family Assistance Program (

Pet Insurance

On campus fitness facility

Job summary

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. seeks a Research Technologist III to manage laboratory operations and support ongoing projects in the Physiology lab.

The role combines wet-lab experimentation with dry-lab data analysis, ensuring efficient daily operations and supporting research personnel. Responsibilities include ordering, inventory, equipment maintenance, training new staff in safety and techniques, mammalian cell culture, and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.
• Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum Required Experience: Three years of relevant research or laboratory experience
• Preferred Education: Master’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline
• Preferred Experience: Laboratory management, mammalian cell culture, molecular or biochemical techniques, and dry-lab data analysis

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily laboratory operations, including ordering supplies, maintaining inventory, coordinating equipment maintenance, organizing shared laboratory resources and supporting laboratory biosafety compliance.
• Maintain laboratory documentation, including experimental protocols, laboratory notebooks, data files, training records, equipment logs, and reagent inventories.
• Train and provide technical guidance to new laboratory members in laboratory safety and basic experimental techniques.
• Perform mammalian cell culture work
• Perform bioinformatics analysis
• Participate in regular laboratory meetings with the Principal Investigator and research staff to discuss experimental progress, interpret results, and troubleshoot technical challenges.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Laboratory management

Protocol administration

Research record management

Mammalian cell culture

Aseptic techniques

Bioinformatics analysis

Training and mentoring

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Summary We seek a responsible, experienced, and highly organized Research Technologist III to manage laboratory operations and support ongoing research projects in the laboratory of Dr. Yang Xiao in the Department of Physiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Our research focuses on the epigenetic regulation of hepatic and cardiac physiology. This position combines laboratory management with wet-lab experimentation and dry-lab data analysis. The Research Technologist III will help ensure efficient daily laboratory operations and supporting research personnel.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist with daily laboratory operations, including ordering supplies, maintaining inventory, coordinating equipment maintenance, organizing shared laboratory resources and supporting laboratory biosafety compliance.
• Maintain laboratory documentation, including experimental protocols, laboratory notebooks, data files, training records, equipment logs, and reagent inventories.
• Train and provide technical guidance to new laboratory members in laboratory safety and basic experimental techniques.
• Perform mammalian cell culture work
• Perform bioinformatics analysis
• Participate in regular laboratory meetings with the Principal Investigator and research staff to discuss experimental progress, interpret results, and troubleshoot technical challenges.
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities

• Knowledge of laboratory management, protocol administration, and research record management.
• Strong resource, inventory, and vendor-management skills.
• Experience with mammalian cell culture and aseptic techniques.
• Experience with relevant molecular and biochemical techniques is preferred.
• Ability to perform quantitative, statistical, bioinformatics, or other dry-lab data analysis.
• Ability to train and provide technical guidance to students, trainees, and new laboratory personnel.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and work independently with limited supervision.

Qualifications

• Appropriate experience may be substituted for education an on equivalent basis.
• Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum Required Experience: Three years of relevant research or laboratory experience
• Preferred Education: Master’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline
• Preferred Experience: Laboratory management, mammalian cell culture, molecular or biochemical techniques, and dry-lab data analysis
• Field: Biology, biomedical sciences, biochemistry, molecular biology, or a related scientific field

Physical Requirements

Work requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously.

Risk Potential

Little or no exposure to hazards such as dust, fumes, or extreme temperatures, airborne or blood borne pathogens, extreme temperatures, or allergens.

Sensory Acuity

Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication required. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects.

Work Environment

Occasional exposure to dust, noise, temperature changes, or contact with water or other liquids. Work is performed in an environmentally controlled environment.

Why MCW?

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental.
• Along with Flexible Spending options 403B Retirement Package Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered Tuition Reimbursement Paid Parental Leave Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Pet Insurance On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes Additional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc.
• For a brief overview of our benefits see: Benefits Overview
• For a full list of positions see: MCW Careers

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