Cell Culture Technician
About The Position
The Cell Culture Technician provides critical research and development support in the Precision Nutrition and Molecular Center (PNMH) at UCM. The position manages sterile tissue culture environments, provides daily care for cell lines, executes bio-assays, and ensures laboratory equipment is calibrated and maintained according to standard operating procedures (SOPs) or Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). The technician also helps ensure that written policies and procedures support a comprehensive quality assurance and quality control program. Cell lines are procured, propagated, and banked for PNMH faculty as needed. The role includes maintaining mammalian or microbial cell lines; supporting bio-assays; documenting observations, cell counts, and results; maintaining equipment and inventory; and keeping temperature logs. Additional duties include managing laboratory supplies and records, purchasing and reconciling orders, supporting faculty with experimental design and protocol troubleshooting, preparing samples for assays such as PCR and gene sequencing, and providing lab-status reports during biweekly meetings. The position may also participate in center-sponsored educational outreach activities. The posting describes a full-time staff and 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position, as well as other possible appointment categories with different benefits. A completed UCM online application is required. A background check is required for the selected candidate, and any job offer is contingent on its results.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biotechnology, or a related field.
- Two years of cell culture laboratory experience.
- Ability to maintain sterile tissue culture environments and perform cell culture procedures.
- Ability to document work according to GLP/GMP standards.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine cell culture tasks, including thawing, feeding, passaging, and cryopreservation of mammalian or microbial cell lines.
- Maintain sterile conditions in hoods and cleanrooms to prevent contamination.
- Assist with bio-assays, including biocompatibility tests, mycoplasma detection, and cell-based drug response assays.
- Document observations, cell counts, and experimental results in electronic notebooks or databases according to GLP/GMP standards.
- Calibrate and maintain equipment such as incubators, autoclaves, and inverted microscopes.
- Manage media and reagent stock levels and maintain temperature logs for cell storage and growth.
- Procure, propagate, and bank cell lines for PNMH faculty as needed.
- Maintain adequate laboratory supply levels and accurate supply and equipment records.
- Place purchase orders and reconcile shipments and billing.
- Participate in PNMH Center-sponsored educational outreach activities as available.
- Assist PNMH faculty with experimental design and develop and troubleshoot experimental protocols.
- Assist faculty with preparing samples for bio-assays, including PCR and gene sequencing.
- Prepare and provide lab-status reports during biweekly meetings.
- Help ensure the laboratory has written policies and procedures for a comprehensive quality assurance and quality control program.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Three weeks of paid vacation per year for full-time staff and 12-month faculty
- Three weeks of accrued sick leave per year for full-time staff and 12-month faculty
- Three weeks of accrued sick leave per year for 9-month faculty
- 13 paid holidays
- Retirement
- Education assistance for the employee, spouse, and dependent children taking classes at UCM
- Education assistance for the employee in part-time benefits-eligible positions
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Job Type
Full-time
