Research Lab Tech II at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, MA

Summary: UMass Chan Medical School is seeking a Research Lab Tech II to join their RNA Therapeutics Institute. This role involves performing and interpreting routine and complex experiments, planning and executing animal studies, and maintaining mouse colonies while ensuring compliance with protocols. Responsibilities: - Performs a variety of laboratory experiments using both routine and special techniques and methods - May assist in the training of others - Provides input to improve current procedures, protocols, and/or methods - Writes standard operating procedures, schedules work, orders supplies, and maintains an adequate inventory of supplies, reagents, etc - Prepares laboratory reagents, buffers, and media - Records results, organizes data and performs computations - Performs duties independently; requiring action and judgment to solve commonly encountered problems - Complies with all safety and infection control standards appropriate to this position - Perform other duties as required Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in a Biological Science or equivalent experience - 1 year of related experience - Knowledge of Microsoft Office products - Ability to perform duties independently - Judgment and action skills required to solve commonly encountered problems Required Skills: Animal studies, IACUC protocols, Subcutaneous injections, Intraperitoneal injections, Retro-orbital injections, Intracerebroventricular stereotaxic injections, Perfusion techniques, Humane euthanasia, Tissue harvesting, Mouse colony maintenance, Animal restraint, Mouse tagging/notching, Breeding, Weaning, Genotyping by PCR, Quantitative PCR, Laboratory experiments, Standard operating procedures, Laboratory reagent preparation, Microsoft Office, Action skills