Senior Neuro Research Technician — Night-Shift Lead

Bexorg; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 44,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Bexorg, Inc. in New Haven, CT is seeking a Senior Research Technician to lead day-to-day bench work, assay and imaging. You will independently run methods from start to finish, fix them when they break, write SOPs, and train junior staff while improving processes as the team grows.

You will manage organotypic culture, cell culture, and imaging workflows, schedule weekly bench time with scientists, and support night-shift operations. Strong record-keeping and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biology, neuroscience, biomedical engineering or related field.
• At least 5 years hands-on lab technician experience (7+ years with an associate degree).
• Experience running these methods independently: cell or tissue culture, fluorescence microscopy, qPCR, and at least one plate-based viability or metabolic assay (e.g., CellTiter-Glo, lactate).
• Hands-on cryosectioning of fixed or frozen tissue.
• Experience writing SOPs and training others at the bench.
• Willingness to work and lead rotating night shifts and weekends.
• Comfort working with human post-mortem tissue under biosafety level 2 (BSL-2).
• Strong record-keeping and clear communication with scientists and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Run core methods independently and troubleshoot: brain slice culture, cell culture, drug screening, viability assays, qPCR, RNAscope, imaging.
• Write and maintain SOPs for these methods.
• Plan weekly bench schedules with scientists and coordinate time points and imaging slots.
• Lead the night shift on rotation and handle out-of-hours issues.
• Train junior technicians and sign off when competent.
• Own data quality, flag outliers and maintain logs.
• Keep complete records in ELN and sample-tracking systems.
• Maintain instruments: calibration, servicing, and routine care.
• Collaborate with engineering to improve lab methods and test changes.

Skills

Cell culture

Fluorescence microscopy

qPCR

RNAScope

Cryosectioning

Immunofluorescence

SOP writing

Training others

Night shift leadership

Lab data management

Record keeping

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology/neuroscience/biomedical engineering or related

Associate degree with equivalent hands-on experience

Tools

ELN (electronic lab notebook)

LIMS

Job description

Bexorg, Inc. in New Haven, CT is seeking a Senior Research Technician to lead day-to-day bench work, assay and imaging. You will independently run methods from start to finish, fix them when they break, write SOPs, and train junior staff while improving processes as the team grows.

You will manage organotypic culture, cell culture, and imaging workflows, schedule weekly bench time with scientists, and support night-shift operations. Strong record-keeping and communication are essential.