Lab Technician - Microbiology

Title : Lab Technician
Location – Raritan, NJ
Duration : 6+ Months

Job Description:
• Handling of various mammalian cell lines or bacteria, maintaining their growth, and expanding them as required for specific in vitro experiments to evaluate various wound healing products.
• Perform routine microbiological techniques (bacterial growth, streaking, spreading, plating and colony count etc.)
• Perform routing histology such as embedding, sectioning staining (immunohistochemistry, HE or immunocytochemistry) of animal and human tissue, and performing lightfluorescence microscopy
• Perform various assays like ELIZA or PCR Maintain lab equipment calibration and ordering of lab consumables and keeping the lab compliant with EHS regulations
• Perform statistical analysis of in-vitro studies and prepare scientific presentations.
• If needed, collaborate with internal associates to develop, and validate in-vitro and ex-vivo assays for wound healing.
 

Preferred:
• Minimum 1-2 years of hands-on laboratory work experience especially in cell (mammalian) culture and microbial culture
• Pre-clinical experience
• Performing studies independently or in a team, developing test methods and SOPs Good documentation practices, including writing test protocols, generating final reports, and documenting meeting minutes.
• Experience with multidisciplinary projects that require interfacing with different scientific disciplines (microbiology, material science, chemistry)
• Availability to work on weekends for cellmicrobial culture maintenance.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.