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Hunter International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action regulations.
Research Associate, NGS Operations
Boston, MA
6-Month Contract
The Research Associate, NGS Operations will empower the customers with high-quality and efficient sequencing services. It is critical that they have a strong background in diverse applications of NGS.
Research Associate, NGS Operations Responsibilities:
- Follow established SOPs to perform NGS wet lab experiments focused on mammalian cell applications (DRUGseq, RNAseq, Amplicon Sequencing).
- Maintain excellent customer service by coordinating with cell assay team to process samples and return results.
- Demonstrate excellence by troubleshooting issues and maintaining our high standards for quality.
- Train on new protocols and contribute to SOP improvements.
- Contribute to Lean/Six Sigma eff orts on shared workspaces.
- Be a team player by participating in general laboratory maintenance and other laboratory duties.
- Keep an organized work space and a neat laboratory notebook.
- Participate in maintaining inventory and ordering of laboratory supplies.
Research Associate, NGS Operations Requirements:
- Bachelor degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or relevant field with 1-3 years of industry experience.
- Relevant experience with molecular biology protocols, as well as understanding of related reagents.
- Illumina library preparation and NGS experience.
- Magnetic bead-based cleanup experience in 96-well plate format.
- Familiarity with high-throughput automation.
- Strong documentation including ELN, LIMS, and SOP writing and updates.
- Experience with some or all of the following molecular biology techniques and sequencing platforms: DNA and RNA extraction, PCR, RT-qPCR, DNAseq, RNAseq.
- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
Hunter International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action regulations.
