Research Technician

Job Description

The Center for Engineering in Medicine & Surgery (CEMS) is a place where scientific rigor and creativity are matched by a sense of sharing and community, bringing technology to the forefront of biomedical research and the practice of medicine. The CEMS draws strength from its diversity and collaborative spirit, and from its affiliations with surrounding biomedical research institutions including the Massachusetts General Hospital, the Harvard Medical School, the Shriners Burns Hospital, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Interactions both within and outside the CEMS provide excellent opportunities for training and next career steps. The emphasis of CEMS on collaboration serves to remove the boundaries separating the engineering, scientific and clinical disciplines. The physical layout and research activities in the CEMS follow the same principles with an open-bay configuration, interdisciplinary group meetings and a focus on highly challenging cutting-edge problems.

We have an opening for a junior technical staff role (Bachelors level training in relevant fields with <1 years experience). Relevant experience in small animal surgery, molecular biology, mammalian cell culture including hepatocytes and endothelial cells are preferred. All our technical staff work together with PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty and participate in research, and therefore good analytical skills and independent thinking are critical. Excellent communication and organizational skills are a must in our fast paced environment featuring translational research ranging from cells to organ transplantation and clinical studies.

Over the last decade all staff with similar roles have been acknowledged as authors in scientific publications due to their intellectual contributions. The vast majority have moved on to receive graduate training in MD, PhD or MBA programs, including many ivy league schools. The others have found high-paying industry positions. We are looking forward to see our new colleagues meet and exceed these high standards of success.

Application package (IMPORTANT)

Please include in your application i) a brief cover letter, including a listing laboratory skills and other scientific methods mastered, and ii) a list of 2 references willing to submit reference letters at a later date. Applications can be done either directly via linkedin, or if preferred, by sending an email to kuygun@mgh.harvard.edu with a pdf attachment for the above items required.