Technical Associate I, Jones Lab

Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA

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About The Position

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research (KI) - Jones Lab, to join our interdisciplinary team focused on studying the spatiotemporal evolution of cancer. Will be tasked with supporting the research objectives of our group, including generating large-scale genomic, imaging, and perturbational datasets to study various aspects of tumor evolution under the supervision of a research advisor; contributing to, and possibly lead, research projects that will appear in conferences and scientific journals; tissue culture work, including drug treatment time courses; employment of cutting-edge sequencing technologies (single-cell, spatial, and long-read) to research specimens, including those from patients; imaging for cytogenetic assays (e.g., metaphase spreads) to profile oncogene amplifications in cancer cells; basic data analysis and visualization using computational pipelines, including scripts written in Python & R; keeping detailed records of plans, progress and results; giving journal club and lab progress presentations at lab meetings; and working collaboratively with other technicians and post-docs and research scientists in our laboratory, as well as with colleagues at MIT.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related field.
• A minimum of two years of hands-on experience in an experimental research lab, which may include experience gained as an undergraduate.
• High degree of independence and self-motivation.
• Strong ability to work collaboratively with others in the group as well as with colleagues at MIT.
• Ability to work in high-paced interdisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

• Research experience in the field of cancer biology, molecular biology, and/or genomics.
• Experience with programming languages for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support the research objectives of the group by generating large-scale genomic, imaging, and perturbational datasets.
• Contribute to and possibly lead research projects that will appear in conferences and scientific journals.
• Perform tissue culture work, including drug treatment time courses.
• Employ cutting-edge sequencing technologies (single-cell, spatial, and long-read) to research specimens.
• Conduct imaging for cytogenetic assays (e.g., metaphase spreads) to profile oncogene amplifications in cancer cells.
• Perform basic data analysis and visualization using computational pipelines, including scripts written in Python & R.
• Keep detailed records of plans, progress, and results.
• Give journal club and lab progress presentations at lab meetings.
• Work collaboratively with other technicians, post-docs, and research scientists in the laboratory, as well as with colleagues at MIT.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees