Research Associate I - MRBD

Responsibilities

• Participates in the execution of approved animal use protocols to evaluate bacterial challenge doses, enteric vaccines, and anti-diarrheal prophylactics.
• Performs immunological techniques, including but not limited to ELISA, flow cytometry, and cell culture.
• Performs laboratory research projects, including collection and organization of data, and maintaining databases.
• Captures detailed observations on experiments.
• Maintains compliance with established laboratory safety, policies and procedures.
• Contributes to technical reports, publications, and presentations for internal and external collaborators.
• Follows instructions and standard operating procedures to perform expected tasks.
• May provide basic instruction to other lab staff.
• Safeguards proper disposal of infectious and hazardous materials.
• Organizes, conducts quality control, performs scientific reviews, and conducts basic statistical analyses using common laboratory software.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Biology, Immunology or a related scientific field.
• Minimum of 0-2 years’ experience required.
• Previous experience with and willingness to work with small animal models.
• Prior experience with small animal handling, accurate administration of agents, sample collection, and animal monitoring.
• Experience with standard laboratory techniques, including immunological assays and bacterial culture techniques.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good communication and analytical skills.

Work Environment

This position will take place primarily in a laboratory setting.

Benefits

HJF offers a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on your health and well-being, from medical, dental, and vision coverage to health savings and retirement plans, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)