Associate Researcher I- Immunology and Immunotherapy

Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMM) is an international leader in medical and scientific training, biomedical research, and patient care. It is the medical school for the Mount Sinai Health System, which includes seven hospital campuses, and has more than 5,000 faculty and nearly 2,000 students, residents and fellows. The Associate Researcher I is a laboratory research position, responsible for independent conduct of routine and standardized experiments. The individual assists in the interpretation of research outcomes, performs assays to support research studies, and assists in the clerical and supply aspects of the laboratory environment. Research Project description: this position will support researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine by providing microbiome technologies to support clinical and pre-clinical studies including the processing of human microbiome samples, preclinical models in gnotobiotic mice, high throughput bacterial culturing, immunology, data analysis, and GMP live biotherapeutic product manufacturing. Technical duties: Responsibilities of this position will include mouse/human microbiome work and molecular biology/immunology experimentation. There will be substantial opportunities to gain both independent and team-based research experiences. Goals and/or outcomes of the research project are to advance microbiome research to clinical translation through human observational studies, mechanistic in vivo and in vitro models, and human interventional trials.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in science or related field required
• No experience required.

Nice To Haves

• One year of research experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts routine and standardized experiments using advanced research techniques specific to subject matter of the research project.
• Analyzes and assists in interpreting moderately complex results.
• Analyzes and assists in interpreting laboratory results.
• Performs assays to support research studies.
• Maintains laboratory environment and assists in the upkeep of appropriate inventory; may include ordering of supplies.
• Logs and tests samples; prepares and submits laboratory materials and specimens for shipment.
• Assists in new and unexpected research experiments and techniques.
• Assists in the collection, analysis and review of experimental data for publication and presentation.
• Performs other related duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees