Research/Lab Technician II – Engineering

Place Abstract
Major obligations are to keep up the lab’s provide of induced pluripotent stem cells, carry out routine tissue tradition protocols, differentiate cells into cardiomyocytes, and optimize protocols for cryopreservation and thawing of cardiomyocytes. Additionally chargeable for helping with formation of engineered coronary heart muscle, performing physiology research, occasional molecular biology assays, helping different lab members with electrophysiological recording, and sustaining correct laboratory data. Lastly, will handle buying for the lab and be chargeable for overseeing “restock” of key objects.

Job Description

Major Duties and Obligations

Put together and Keep Reagent Shares and Chemical compounds

• Put together reagents and gear for day by day use.
• Put together tradition media.
• Monitor standing of associated lab inventory reagents and chemical substances.

Lab Tools and Services

• Monitor tissue tradition incubators and assist preserve sterile working circumstances throughout the tissue tradition room.
• Waste administration: Monitor and foster correct dealing with of hazardous, sharps, and biohazard waste.

Analysis Help

• Help supervisor and lab members with analysis obligations, primarily upkeep of induced pluripotent stem cells and routine differentiation into cardiomyocytes.
• Help in forming engineered coronary heart tissues to review the results of assorted medication on tissue physiology.

Carry out different duties as assigned.

Most well-liked {Qualifications}

• Expertise working with mammalian cells or human pluripotent stem cells is strongly most well-liked.
• Sturdy curiosity in science analysis and cell tradition.
• Sturdy organizational and time administration expertise.
• In a position to self-motivate and work effectively, precisely, and independently.
• In a position to work in a multicultural staff with completely different personalities.
• Keen and capable of study new strategies as required.

Required {Qualifications}

Bachelor’s diploma, or an equal mixture of schooling and expertise in a laboratory or analysis setting equaling 4 years could substitute for this requirement.

Grade
R06-H

Wage Vary
$16.59 – $25.92 / Hourly

The wage vary displays base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade throughout the College. Particular person charges throughout the vary will likely be decided by elements together with one’s {qualifications} and efficiency, fairness with others within the division, market charges for positions throughout the identical grade and division price range.

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Pre-Employment Screening
All exterior candidates receiving a proposal for employment will likely be required to undergo pre-employment screening for this place. The screenings will embrace felony background examine and, as relevant for the place, different background checks, drug display, an employment and schooling or licensure/certification verification, bodily examination, sure vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All provides are contingent upon profitable completion of required screening.

Advantages Assertion

Private

• As much as 22 days of trip, 10 acknowledged holidays, and sick time.

• Aggressive medical health insurance packages with precedence appointments and decrease copays/coinsurance.

• Need to Reside Close to Your Work and/or enhance your commute? Reap the benefits of our free Metro transit U-Move for eligible workers. We additionally supply a forgivable house mortgage of as much as $12,500 for closing prices and a down cost for properties in eligible neighborhoods.

• WashU offers eligible workers with an outlined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Financial savings Plan, which mixes worker contributions and college contributions beginning at 7%.

Wellness

• Wellness challenges, annual well being screenings, psychological well being assets, mindfulness applications and programs, worker help program (EAP), monetary assets, entry to dietitians, and extra!

Household

• We provide 4 weeks of caregiver go away to bond together with your new baby. Household care assets are additionally accessible in your continued childcare wants. Want grownup care? We’ve acquired you lined.

• WashU covers the price of tuition for you and your loved ones, together with dependent undergraduate-level school tuition as much as 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

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