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SHIFT:Day (United States of America)Seeking Breakthrough MakersChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care-and your career.CHOP's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.A Brief Overview
This Research Technician position is in the Bailis laboratory at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The Bailis lab aims to understand how metabolism underlies immunology and disease, by controlling the biochemistry of cells and tissues. We do so using in vitro and in vivo CRISPR engineering of primary human and mouse immune cells. Together with next generation sequencing and metabolomics, this permits us to fully interrogate how metabolic networks control immune cell function. The long term goal of our work is to develop diet and metabolite based therapies.The successful candidate will support ongoing research in the lab by processing and culturing primary immune cells and cell lines, molecular cloning, conducting flow cytometry, performing qPCR and next generation sequencing, as well as breeding and genotyping mice. The Research Technician will also be responsible for lab inventorying, ordering, and organization. The laboratory is a highly collaborative and supportive training environment in which successful candidates will be given the opportunity to directly contribute to projects. Moreover, successful projects in which the candidate participates will lead to opportunities for authorship on scientific manuscripts.What you will do
Performs routine tests / experiments under the direction of principal investigator, supervisor or other designee.
Performs research procedures on experimental samples as directed
Records and checks experiments/results for completeness and accuracy
Performs calculations and maintains appropriate log and lab notebooks
Performs tasks that may require minimal familiarity with fundamental techniques and lab equipment
Assists in care of lab equipment
Sterilizes and cleans glassware, and disposes of specimens, media and other materials using appropriate procedures
Attends courses, seminars, and lab meetings to expand knowledge of research and laboratory techniques
Records results, organizes data and maintains lab notebook (physical or electronic) in an organized manner.
Conducts literary searches as directed.
Education Qualifications
High School Diploma / GED Required
Associate's Degree Preferred
Bachelor's Degree Preferred
Experience Qualifications
Related classroom or laboratory experience or successful completion of a technical training program (eg. Wistar, WPSI) Required
At least six (6) months Related classroom or laboratory experience or successful completion of a technical training program (eg. Wistar, WPSI) Preferred
Skills and Abilities
Basic understanding of lab procedures, protocols, and equipment.
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Strong organizational skills
Solid critical thinking / problem-solving skills
Solid analytical skillsTo carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine.Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability or protected veteran status.
