Senior Research Technician

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: As a Senior Research Technician you will perform research activities in collaboration with internal/external personnel to complete science-based projects. You will normally receive detailed instructions while making observations, analyzing data, and interpreting results according to laboratory procedures. We will give you the tools to provide support to all technical/research staff and postdocs.

Role Overview:

• Prepare laboratory equipment, instruments, solutions, stains, assays and other supplies
• Work may involve culture and/or cell separation methods; electrophoretic separations: assays (e.g., RIA, TIA, ELISA); basic biology or other specialized science techniques.
• Operate lab equipment.
• May be involved in animal handling requiring injection of animals, collection/harvesting of tissues, fluids; animal autopsies in order to make chemical identification and conduct analyses.
• Provides assistance with other ongoing research for peers and research personnel
• Performs vital analysis and calculations, records data and writes reports on research findings.
• Produces reports comprising of the requested statistics for the study
• Responsible for purchasing equipment and materials for the laboratory.

Key Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of relevant laboratory experience.

Core Skills:

• Outstanding communication and self-awareness
• Critical thinking and problem-solving to optimize efficiency
• Adaptability and resilience to lead change and innovation
• Collaboration and building trusting relationships

Additional Information:

• Location: Zuckerman, Rockefeller Research Laboratories, Schwartz
• Schedule: 37.5 hours per week (onsite)

Range: $27.80-$43.08

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