Research Technologist: Physiology (Lab Ops & Data)

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

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.