Research Assistant I NEUROLOGY skl at Mass General… · Boston-MA

Summary: Mass General Brigham is a not-for-profit organization that supports patient care, research, teaching, and community service. The Khoshkhoo lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is seeking a full-time laboratory research assistant to study genetic determinants of human neurological diseases, particularly epilepsy, involving various research activities and independent projects. Responsibilities: - Maintains human and mouse primary and immortalized cell lines and performs cell culture experiments including transfection, imaging, and multi-electrode array recordings - Participates in a range of experiments using human cell lines and mouse tissue including immunostaining, nuclear extraction, flow cytometry - Performs bacterial cloning experiments - Maintains mouse colony and assists with mouse surgeries including in utero electroporation and EEG implantation - Contributes to general lab maintenance including cleaning, organization, maintaining inventory, and ordering supplies - Helps with basic data analysis - Assists on drafting study guidelines and protocols - Consents potential study patients and coordinates collection of tissue from the operating room - Prepares and submits all IRB documents; applications, amendments, annual reviews and serious adverse events - Maintains all study regulatory documents - Provides general research administrative support and trains other staff - Responsible for data collection, management, manipulation, analysis, and reporting - Study cohort management - Outreach communication with subjects, conducting mailings, follow-up on mailings, and obtaining necessary documents - Provides assistance on work related to epidemiological studies and other population-based research Required Qualifications: - Candidates who are in the process of completing their bachelor's degree have a grace period of six months from their hire date (up to 1 year if starting per diem) to provide degree equivalency verification - Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team - Good oral and written communication skills - Able to work independently - Ability to problem solve quickly and accurately - Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize and delegate a variety of tasks - Careful attention to detail - Computer literacy, including database tools Required Skills: Cell culture, Transfection, Imaging, Multi-electrode array recordings, Immunostaining, Nuclear extraction, Flow cytometry, Bacterial cloning, Mouse colony maintenance, Mouse surgeries, utero electroporation, implantation, Data analysis, IRB documentation, Study regulatory documentation, Database tools, Epidemiological studies