Research Technician

About the Role

The Research Technician position is within Dr. Aquilanti’s research group at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This role supports a multidisciplinary basic science and translational team with a focus on cancer biology and therapeutics. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of the research and assist scientists in performing scientific research and/or development tasks of varying complexity.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust, calibrate, clean, maintain, and troubleshoot equipment.
• Clean, maintain, and prepare supplies and work areas; may order supplies and negotiate with vendors.
• Conduct standardized biological, microbiological, or biochemical tests and laboratory analyses.
• Collect information and samples from organic substances (e.g., blood, drugs, animals).
• Isolate, identify, and prepare specimens for examination.
• Analyze experimental data, interpret results, and write reports and summaries of findings.
• Participate in grant preparation and presentations, with potential for co-authoring publications.
• Participate in grant application processes and manuscript preparation as required.
• Maintain a detailed notebook of all work-related activities.
• Monitor laboratory work to ensure compliance with Environmental Health and Safety information and standard operating procedures.
• Provide intellectual and interactive commitment by staying current with appropriate literature and research publications.
• May be responsible for the development, modification, and improvement of standard operating procedures.
• Utilize computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics, or high-technology applications.
• May be responsible for designing and executing advanced experiments and setting strategy.
• May be responsible for the examination of animals and specimens to detect disease or other problems.
• May be responsible for monitoring laboratory budgets.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Knowledge of information and techniques related to biology, chemistry, or medicine is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to work with a wide variety of faculty and staff.
• Ability to analyze information and use logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Attention to detail and thoroughness in completing work tasks.
• Ability to work within a team environment.
• Computational skills (R and/or Python) are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in biology or chemistry.
• No prior professional experience necessary.
• Ability to learn and apply technical principles, processes, and concepts.
• Ability to use institutional policies to address routine issues.
• Ability to work on problems of limited scope.
• Ability to follow standard practices to analyze situations or data.
• Ability to build stable internal working relationships.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No supervisory responsibilities.
• Normally receives detailed instructions on all work.

PATIENT CONTACT

• None