Precision Medicine Group

Precision Medicine Group

Technologist II

Houston, TX, USA · Mid

Sponsorship not specified$33k-$50kDetected 34 days ago
Molecular BiologyNGS

About the role

  • Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

  • Be able to work with scientists to develop and perform assays for molecular biology projects through assay development, validation, and execution phases in a timely manner.
  • Perform assays according to SOPs and support development of new procedures and improvement of existing SOPs.

Requirements

  • Minimum Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree (Life Sciences, Biology or other related discipline)
  • More than 2 years of prior related laboratory experience
  • Superior attention to detail, ability and willingness to effectively scrutinize data and ability to work well in a group environment
  • Excellent use of judgment and discretion required
  • Ability to lift and carry between 1-15 lbs.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. overhead with assistance
  • frequently required to sit, grasp, and use right/left finger dexterity
  • Must be able to read, write, speak fluently and comprehend the English language
  • 4 years of related experience, preferably in NGS core facility or NGS lab.

Skills

  • Technologist II (Molecular) will need to have a broad skill set and good troubleshooting skills within the laboratory setting.
  • Also, familiar and operating under CLIA.
  • Responsible for training other staff.

Compensation

  • 4 years of related experience, preferably in NGS core facility or NGS lab.
  • MB (ASCP) certification a plus but not a requirement
  • Wet lab experience in the entire NGS workflow (Illumina or Ion Torrent), from library preparation to sequencing.
  • Experience in quantitative PCR (qPCR), digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) and NanoString is a plus.
  • Experience in DNA and RNA extractions from a variety of sources is a plus.
  • Solid lab experience with multiple skill sets

Benefits

  • Maintain a stock of all needed reagents and consumables

This listing is sourced directly from Precision Medicine Group's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.