Senior Research Technician - Haas-Kogan Lab

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer research institute in Boston seeks a Senior Research Technician to support groundbreaking research on targeted therapies for pediatric gliomas. The role involves laboratory work, including in vivo experiments and molecular biology techniques, contributing to innovative cancer treatments.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of in vivo mice experiments.
• Experience in mammalian cell culture and molecular biology techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assist in pre-clinical research for pediatric gliomas.
• Characterize anti-tumor activity of clinical agents in vitro and in vivo.

Skills

Organization

Teamwork

Initiative

Tools

PCR

Cloning

RNA extraction

Plasmid DNA isolation

Western blotting

Job description

Job Ref:42481
Location:450 Brookline Ave,Boston,MA 02215
Category:Research Laboratory
Employment Type:Full time
Work Location:Onsite: 100% onsite

Overview

The senior research technician role will assist scientists in performing scientific research, development and/or clinical tasks of varying complexity. In general, they will assist in the set up, operation and maintenance of laboratory instruments and equipment, monitoring experiments, making observations and calculating and recording results.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

Responsibilities

We intend to hire a senior research technician in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne Haas-Kogan to support pre-clinical research focused on identifying and validating targeted therapies for pediatric gliomas. The individual will help with projects that aim to characterize the anti-tumor activity of various clinical agents in vitroandin vivomodels and the molecular mechanism of action and drug resistance.

The ideal candidate will have prior laboratoryresearchexperience involvingin vivo mice experiments (at least a year), mammalian cell culture, basic molecular biology techniques (e.g PCR, cloning, RNA extraction, plasmid DNA isolation, Western blotting), and biological database mining.

The candidate is expected to be highly organized and should be able to perform experiments independently under minimal supervision. The applicant must demonstrate outstanding personal initiative and the ability to work effectively in a team. The individual will be an integral member of the research group and will provide intellectual input, participate in lab meetings, and work collaboratively with members of the lab.

The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. As an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, the Institute also provides training for new generations of physicians and scientists, designs programs that promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations, and disseminates innovative patient therapies and scientific discoveries to our target community across the United States and throughout the world.