Research Technician II
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7126664 (Ref:14865-en_US)
Posted: February 27, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
The Research Technician will be responsible for day-to-day operations of our comprehensive mouse colony that supports world-class clinical and translational research in the Taylor Lab at Baylor College of Medicine. The technician will also be responsible for applying technical knowledge and skills to perform laboratory procedures and experiments.
Job Duties
- Supports expanding efforts to implement highly predictive in vitro and orthotopic in vivo tumor models of solid tumors for the testing of existing and newly developed therapeutics.
- Plays a role in developing and implementing new technologies crucial to the mouse colony in order for the lab to maintain its scientific and technological edge.
- Provides leadership and training within the team on technical matters related to the mouse colony and associated research projects.
- Breeds, weans, and maintains several large transgenic and immunodeficient mouse colonies.
- Monitors, assesses, and treats experimental animals in line with existing SOPs.
- Works on routine in vivo imaging of animals.
- Performs routine drug preparation and administration to experimental animals and healthy controls.
- Receives, processes, archives, and retrieves biological samples.
- Maintains colonies databases.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Graduates of a Veterinary Technology Certificate or Diploma Program or BSc with mouse/animal work experience.
- One to two years of mouse handling experience with expertise in intravenous, intraperitoneal and subcutaneous injections, as well as blood collection and sterile dissection techniques.
- Experience working in large animal colonies is desirable.
- Experience handling multiple biological samples at any given time, and following standard operational protocols (SOPs) as well as being able to write SOPs.
- Be self-motivated, proactive, highly organized, and able to efficiently prioritize work in response to multiple demands.
- Has the ability to both work as part of a team and independently.
- Detailed and precise record keeping are essential skills.
Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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