Research Technician

Education
Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? Yes

Licenses and Credentials

Experience
Prior laboratory experience, either through academic coursework, internships, or employment 1-2 years preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of laboratory techniques and procedures.
- Familiarity with common laboratory equipment and instruments used in research experiments.
- Proficiency in data collection, analysis, and scientific software tools.
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot technical issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey experimental procedures, results, and challenges.

The Ragon Institute is a highly unique, innovative, and collaborative research center at the forefront of biomedical science. Founded by Massachusetts General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard, the Ragon vision is a bold one: to harness the power of the immune system to prevent and cure human disease on a global scale. This vision is pursued and advanced every day by a group of highly motivated individuals. The Ragon Institute, at every level, depends upon collaboration, compassion, dedication, and innovation. It is a results-oriented organization that seeks people who not only embrace these values but who thrive in teams and want to work in a dynamic environment.

The Kwon Laboratory (www.kwonlab.org) at the Ragon Institute has an opening for a highly motivated research technician to study microbial ecology and mucosal immune responses in the female genital tract and gut that impact human health. The person hired will work under the supervision of Prof. Kwon and the Kwon Lab Director of Sequencing and Data Generation conducting patient-oriented translational research to develop new insights and therapeutic strategies to improve health outcomes globally. Projects will advance novel therapeutic strategies and utilize samples from large, well characterized patient cohorts based in the US and sub-Saharan Africa to understand how microbial communities shape mucosal immunity, epithelial barrier function, inflammation, and susceptibility to infection and their impact on HIV, pregnancy, fertility, and cervical cancer. The technician will support processing and sequencing clinical samples to contribute to studies integrating anaerobic microbiology, molecular biology, and cellular immunology approaches to define mechanisms driving health and disease at mucosal surfaces.

Candidates will have opportunities to acquire and develop new skills, work closely with other team members, and communicate their work. State-of-the-art facilities are available within an exceptionally energetic research setting at the Ragon Institute, which is part of the Massachusetts General Hospital, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard Medical School located in Cambridge, MA. We are a mission-oriented group of highly motivated scientists from the fields of immunology, microbiology, genetics, and technology development who perform both basic and translational research. Please note that this position requires flexibility in working hours to support time-sensitive research activities and experimental schedules.