Senior Research Assistant, Xenobot Lab & Bioengineering

The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy; Medford (MA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

The Allen Discovery Center, affiliated with The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, seeks a Senior Research Assistant to advance Xenobot and related synthetic living systems research in environmental sensing, synthetic biology, and regenerative medicine.

You will work under senior staff scientists, mentoring junior staff, training team members, and supporting day-to-day lab operations and experimental design.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in science is required or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in a related field of research.
• Cell culture and sterile technique experience.
• Strong organizational, communication, and data management skills.
• Experience in managing and directing basic science research studies and lab operations.

Responsibilities

• Conducts exploratory unconventional specialized laboratory experiments.
• Mentors junior staff and provides work directions to them.
• Develops research study design, techniques and protocols with Principal Investigator.
• Reviews results and suggests modifications to experiments and protocols where necessary.
• Oversees collection and data entry of results.
• Analyzes and interprets data and drafts results of experiments.
• Writes summaries and material for presentation and publication.

Skills

Cell culture

Sterile technique

Experiment design

Data management

Lab operations management

Mentoring junior staff

Communication skills

Education

Master's Degree in science

Job description

The Allen Discovery Center, affiliated with The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, seeks a Senior Research Assistant to advance Xenobot and related synthetic living systems research in environmental sensing, synthetic biology, and regenerative medicine.

You will work under senior staff scientists, mentoring junior staff, training team members, and supporting day-to-day lab operations and experimental design.