Research Technician, Pre-clinical Pharmacology
Manifold Bio
Boston, MAFresher9m agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
- Contract length: 12 months
- Compensation: $30-$35/hour
- Hours: 40 hours/week
- Location: On-site 5 days/week in Boston (Fenway Area)
Manifold Bio is seeking an organized, motivated In-Vivo Research Technician to join its pharmacology team on a one-year contract. This role is designed around training and growth, focusing on preparing for and executing mouse studies to support internal drug discovery programs. The position offers a path toward a permanent Research Associate role for the right candidate.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and label tubes, cages, and collection supplies for studies.
- Set up procedure rooms for dosing days and takedowns.
- Handle animals, including confidently scruffing mice.
- Work with laboratory animals in a vivarium environment.
- Tattoo and tail-mark mice.
- Prepare and organize study cages.
- Weigh animals and record data accurately.
- Maintain study records in Benchling.
- Assist in maintaining lab and vivarium inventories.
- Support necropsy and tissue collection.
- Process collected samples, primarily serum.
- Assist with tissue weighing and lysis for downstream analysis.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Animal handling skills.
- Comfort working with laboratory animals in a vivarium.
- Benchling or similar electronic lab notebooks.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to follow written protocols and SOPs accurately.
- Proactive approach and enthusiasm for learning new techniques.
- Collaborative, team-first attitude.
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with animal handling, including the ability to confidently scruff a mouse.
- Preferred: Experience with SC, IV or PO dosing.
- Preferred: Submental blood collection.
- Preferred: Necropsy and tissue dissection.
- Preferred: Tissue lysis, nucleic acid extraction, or other basic bench techniques.