Founded in 1811, Massachusetts General Hospital is the third-oldest general hospital in the country, and the oldest and largest in New England. The 907-bed medical center offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. The largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, MGH is on the cutting edge of patient care, research and medical education. It is the largest nongovernment employer in the city of Boston, with more than 21,500 employees.
MGH is among the leading medical institutions continuously recognized by U.S. News & World Report's annual honor roll of America's best hospitals. In 2009, MGH ranked fifth nationally, with MGH Psychiatry ranking first in that specialty for the 14th consecutive year. MGH has been named to the list since the publication began conducting the survey in 1990.
In 2008, MGH again was named a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association. The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes health care organizations that provide the best in nursing care and uphold the tradition of excellence in professional nursing practice. MGH was the first Massachusetts hospital to earn the Magnet designation in 2003.
MGH has repeatedly been named an employer of choice. Most recently, it was named to The Globe 100, a list of the top employers in Massachusetts compiled by The Boston Globe.
A career with MGH means you'll be part of a rich legacy of providing top-quality patient care and an integral part of ensuring that our success continues. MGH is accessible by several MBTA lines. Our benefits and perks are outstanding and include health/dental insurance, a retirement plan, 403b, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, childcare center and a fitness center. For more information, please visit us at http://www.mghcareers.org .
Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Employer.
Tissue culture core at the Center for Human Genetic Research at MGH seeks a laboratory research technician to work with senior technicians performing tissue culture work.
Cell culturing which include lymphoblast transformation, establishing and growing fibroblast cells, culturing tumor samples, DNA extraction from blood and cultured cells, organization and storage of samples, experiments with mice.
Highly motivated with strong organizational and time management skills; experience with basic laboratory skills.
Previous experience with cell culturing and animal handling is preferred.
B.S. B.S., Biology or related field.
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