Overview Join TTUHSC as a research laboratory role supporting project work under the principal investigator. You will develop procedures, handle experiments, and maintain laboratory operations and records. The role combines hands-on lab work with mentoring and training of students and staff in a collaborative, safety-conscious environment. You'll contribute to impactful biomedical research and animal studies that advance healthcare knowledge. This position offers growth within a values-driven organization that emphasizes people-first culture.
Compensation / Benefits- Health Plans + Supplemental Coverage Options - Individual health insurance provided at no cost for full-time team members
- Paid Time Off - holidays, vacation, sick leave
- Retirement Plans
- Wellness Programs
- Certified Mother-Friendly Workplace
- Gym and other lifestyle discounts
Responsibilities- Assist PI in maintaining a collegial environment to foster scientific progress
- Record procedures and data in lab notebooks
- Establish and maintain laboratory records (expenditures, budgets, equipment, manuals, animal use, reagents, protocols, MSDS, databases)
- Supervise and conduct laboratory support activities (ordering supplies, preparing solutions, sterilizing instruments)
- Assist PI, postdocs, and students with training and tasks (experiments, talks, publications, grants)
- Design, execute, and train new staff in animal care (humane handling, administration routes, blood collection, anesthesia, euthanasia)
- Maintain animal xenograft experiments and daily rounds; potential weekend work
- Assist with hiring/evaluations of assistants
- Support primary cell line establishment from patient samples and ongoing cell line maintenance
- Process new patient samples (blood, bone marrow, tumor, fluids); possible weekend work
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in one of the sciences or four years of related experience
- Experience may substitute for degree on a year-for-year basis
- Preferred: experience with mice models; molecular techniques
- collaborative mindset
- training and mentorship
- attention to detail
- mouse models
- molecular techniques
- animal care and handling
