You’ll need
Education
✓Requires bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, other relevant science, or an associates degree with 6 years of relevant laboratory experience.
Qualifications
✓Experience working in a research, clinical, pathology, histology, biorepository, or wet-lab environment.
✓Ability to precisely and carefully follow SOPs, written protocols, safety requirements, and set quality guidelines under the direction of the lab manager.
✓Strong attention to detail and organizational skills for specimen handling, labeling, staining, inventory, and laboratory documentation.
✓Ability to work safely with human tissue specimens, laboratory reagents, and shared research equipment following appropriate training.
✓Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative research team.
Experience with free-floating tissue staining, immunohistochemistry, multiplex staining, special stains, or related histology techniques. preferred
Experience with the VENTANA DISCOVERY ULTRA or a similar automated staining platform. preferred
Experience with RNAscope, or willingness to learn and perform RNAscope workflows. preferred
Experience with or willingness to learn DNA and RNA extraction techniques. preferred
Familiarity with human brain tissue, neuroanatomy, neuropathology terminology, or Brain Bank/biorepository operations. preferred
Experience with tissue sectioning, trimming, slide mounting, coverslipping, labeling, and maintenance of tissue or slide inventories. preferred
Benefits
Medical: Multiple plan optionsDental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverageVision: Affordable plan with national networkPre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses
About the role
Sets up and performs routine and established lab procedures in support of lab goals, grant commitments, i.e., assays, cell/tissue culture, animal studies, etc.