About this position
Position Description: Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Associates Degree preferably in pharmacology, neuroscience, biology, animal science, or related science or successful completion of at least sixty (60) semester hours of college credit at an accredited college or university with a focus in a life science
- Previous research experience with rodents or other laboratory animals; preferred but not required
- Previous experience with cell culture; preferred but not required
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collect, label, and record biological specimens from mouse and human tissues
- Obtain necessary consent from patients at various clinics in the area
- Deliver and collect tissue kits from various hospitals and clinics
- Use molecular biology techniques with human tissues to establish cancer tumor models
- Prepare cell culture medias and maintain cancer cell lines including spheroid cultures
- Assist with ordering and maintaining supply of inventories
- Maintain written documentation and subsequent data entry into various databases
- Basic knowledge of computers with Microsoft Word and Excel
- Observe, document, report, and record animal behavior and interactions, both normal and abnormal
- General rodent handling and restraint capabilities to perform various surgical procedures
- Strictly follow all procedures necessary to maintain animal housing areas or isolator environments, including room or facility personnel entry and personnel protective equipment use
- Perform other duties as assigned
Schedule
- Fulltime 8am-5pm
- Rotating Weekends and Holidays (<1hr)
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Requires full range of body motion.
- Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
- Occasionally requires lifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 lbs.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Supervision
The BioBank Lab Technician reports to the Manager of BioBank and Tissue Procurement.
Salary Information
$15.38 - $21.63
Hourly Wage