Translational Breast Cancer Research Associate II

Mount Sinai Medical Center; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System seeks an Associate Researcher II to advance translational breast cancer research, focusing on regulators of growth, survival and drug resistance, and tumor microenvironment interactions. The role uses patient-derived xenografts and organoids to screen therapies and investigates immune context in chemotherapy response.

The candidate will design experiments, maintain accurate records, and contribute to lab maintenance while collaborating with chemists and biologists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in sciences or related field or equivalent experience.
• 2 years in a research environment or 1 year plus Masters Degree in sciences or related field.
• 2 years of wet bench laboratory experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts experiments using advanced research techniques specific to subject matter of the research project.
• Analyzes and assists in interpreting moderately complex results.
• Performs assays to support research studies.
• Assists in new and unexpected research experiments and techniques.
• Assists in the collection, analysis and review of experimental data for publication and presentation.
• Performs other related duties

Skills

Cell biology

Genetics

Molecular biology

Immunology

Biochemistry

Education

Bachelor's Degree in sciences or related field

2 years in a research environment or 1 year plus Masters Degree

2 years of wet bench laboratory experience

Tools

Cell culture

Western Blot

Flow cytometry

qPCR

Lentivirus production

Organoid development

IVIS imaging

Microscopy

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System seeks an Associate Researcher II to advance translational breast cancer research, focusing on regulators of growth, survival and drug resistance, and tumor microenvironment interactions. The role uses patient-derived xenografts and organoids to screen therapies and investigates immune context in chemotherapy response.

The candidate will design experiments, maintain accurate records, and contribute to lab maintenance while collaborating with chemists and biologists.