Research Technician, Immune Monitoring Core

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The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Join the Immune Monitoring Core Facility as a Research Technician!

The Immune Monitoring Core enables cutting-edge cancer immunotherapy research by developing and standardizing advanced immune assays that precisely measure patient immune responses in clinical trials. By leveraging high-dimensional technologies and expert assay design, the Core ensures reliable biomarker data that guides therapeutic decision-making and accelerates translation of promising treatments to patients. You will carry out a variety of laboratory procedures mainly revolving around human blood and tissue sample processing, banking, and sample database management and support generating high-quality immune data that shapes clinical trial outcomes and helps bring more effective cancer immunotherapies to the clinic!

Role Overview:

• Perform a range of laboratory procedures, including PBMC isolation, serum/plasma collection, and processing of human blood, tissue, and other biological specimens for cryopreservation and analysis.
• Manage and maintain a large-scale sample inventory database, ensuring accurate documentation of sample processing details and proper tracking of clinical specimens.
• Coordinate receipt and handling of clinical samples within the core facility, collaborating closely with senior laboratory staff and administrative teams to ensure accurate repository updates and sample tracking.
• Adhere to established laboratory standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safety protocols; support assay validation efforts and contribute to drafting and updating SOPs and technical reports.
• Maintain meticulous and timely records of experiments, sample processing activities, patient-related data, and reagent/material usage in laboratory notebooks and study documentation.
• Operate and perform routine maintenance on laboratory equipment used in sample processing and storage.
• Communicate daily progress, results, and any challenges to supervisors; work collaboratively with team members to ensure efficient lab operations and share updates during group meetings.
• Review scientific literature to support method development and optimization; troubleshoot procedures as needed and implement improvements to existing workflows.
• Monitor and replenish laboratory supplies to support ongoing sample banking activities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support core facility operations.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences.
• Basic laboratory skills (pipetting, cell counting, aseptic technique etc.)
• Experience with handling clinical samples.

Core Skills:

• Attention to detail and strong record-keeping habits. 
• Ability to follow protocols while troubleshooting when needed. 
• Team-oriented approach to supporting postdocs and fellow researchers. 
• Adaptability in a dynamic lab environment. 

Additional Information:

• Location: NYC; Zuckerman Research Center
• Schedule: onsite, Monday to Friday, 11 am to 7 pm; may entail after-hours transfer of frozen samples to spare freezers in rare events of freezer malfunctions.
• Reporting to the Core Director

Helpful Links:

• Immune Monitoring Core Facility
• Compensation Philosophy 
• Benefits 

Closing:

At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

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