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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · 4 hours ago

Research Technician: D'Andrea Lab

positionBoston, MA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level
money$48K/yr - $51K/yr

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. The Research Technician will assist scientists in performing scientific research and clinical tasks, including the setup and maintenance of laboratory instruments, monitoring experiments, and collecting and analyzing data.

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Responsibilities

Clean, maintain, and prepare laboratory work areas and supplies
Assist with inventory management and ordering reagents
Ensure compliance with laboratory safety protocols and institutional Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) guidelines
Maintain a detailed and organized laboratory notebook documenting all experimental procedures, observations, and results
Culture, expand, and cryopreserve a variety of cancer cell lines under sterile conditions
Design, optimize, and perform cell-based assays to investigate target biology and evaluate experimental hypotheses
Participate in lab meetings, group discussions, and institute-wide seminars with invited speakers
Ensure adherence to Environmental Health and Safety guidelines and laboratory-specific standard operating procedures; monitor compliance and promote safe laboratory practices

Qualification

Laboratory equipment maintenanceCell culture techniquesCell-based assaysBiology knowledgeChemistry knowledgeComputational biologyCommunicationAttention to detailTeamwork

Required

Minimum Bachelor's / Master's degree required with a major in biology or chemistry
Must have excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and be able to work with a wide variety of faculty and staff
Ability to analyze information and use logic to address work-related issues and problems
Must have attention to detail and be thorough in completing work tasks
Ability to work within a team environment

Preferred

Knowledge of information and techniques related to either biology, chemistry, or medicine is preferred
Some computational biology experience is a plus

Company

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a center dedicated to carrying out adult and pediatric cancer treatment activities and advanced research.
dateFounded in 1947
location
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://www.dana-farber.org

H1B Sponsorship

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2024 (145)
2023 (155)
2022 (139)
2021 (105)
2020 (113)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$88.08M
Key Investors
Elaine and Eduardo Saverin FoundationThe DeGregorio Family FoundationLlama
2025-11-24Grant· $20M
2025-05-06Grant· $1M
2024-09-24Grant· $0.5M

Leadership Team

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Edward Benz
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