Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes:
- Generous vacation time
- Subsidized parking and T passes
- Dental and vision coverage
- Retirement savings plan with hospital match
- Retiree medical savings plan
- Subsidized medical and prescription care coverage
- Employee Assistant Program
- Company:
Tufts Medical Center - Location:
Boston, MA - Job Status/Type:
Full Time, Employee - Job Category:
Biotech/R&D/Science - Occupation:
Clinical Research - Career Level:
Experienced (Non-Manager) - Education Level:
Bachelor's Degree
- Company:
Tufts Medical Center - Reference Code:
136204
Tufts Medical Center is a world-class, academic medical center that is home to both a full-service hospital for adults and Floating Hospital for Children, a state-of-the-art, full-service pediatric hospital. We have approximately 3,500 full-time employees and we are the principal teaching hospital and research facility for Tufts University School of Medicine.
Our commitment to outstanding patient care and clinical advancement has distinguished us as a top-ranked healthcare institution both in Boston and across the nation. Our dedicated team represents nationally and internationally recognized physicians and researchers, an experienced and compassionate nursing and support staff, and a dynamic group of business professionals aimed at continuing to make Tufts Medical Center a leader in the healthcare community.
Located in downtown Boston, in the heart of the theatre district and Boston's Chinatown neighborhood, Tufts Medical Center has convenient access to public transportation.
Research Assistant I
- Bachelor's degree is required
- Experience is preferred
- The research assistant will be responsible for laboratory assistance, tissue culture, and animal maintenance for the Retina Research Laboratory. General laboratory duties will include ordering supplies, keeping records, and participating in general maintenance chores. Molecular biology techniques will include preparation of media and plates, DNA preparation from tissue samples, agarose gel electrophoresis, restriction digestion, cloning techniques necessary to build expression vectors, site-directed mutagenesis including oligonucleotide design, DNA sequence analysis, transgenic mouse genotyping and ordering laboratory supplies. Biochemical techniques will include Western blot studies for analyses of G-protein coupled receptor signaling, ELISAs, and immonyctochemistry. Typical tissue culture duties will include splitting, refeeding and harvesting cell lines for experimental purposes, freezing down cultured cell lines, transfection and viral transduction of cultured cells, and immunocytochemistry. Must be careful, organized, detail-oriented, and reliable. Must have excellent fine motor skills. Should have prior exposure to standard laboratory skills e.g. pipetting, preparation of buffer solutions, sterile cell culture etc. Must be able to learn specialized techniques with training by the supervisor. Prior job experience in biological research laboratory is preferable but not required. Should have science-related bachelor's degree, with a background in biochemistry and/or molecular biology. Prior education should include basic training in standard laboratory skills e.g. pipetting, preparation of buffer solutions, sterile cell culture etc.
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