Laboratory Research Technician - Centre for Translational Myeloma Research

We are seeking to appoint a highly qualified and dedicated Laboratory Research Technician. This is a new and exciting position to join the Thakurta Translational Research group at Oxford Translational Myeloma Centre (OTMC). OTMC has been set up to conduct and lead Multiple Myeloma (MM) research to transform quality, outcome, and cost of patient care. You will be based at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), Botnar Research Centre, Oxford.

As a Laboratory Research Technician you will work closely with our researchers and pharmaceutical partners and you will apply single cell techniques to understand development of drug resistance and identification of novel drug targets and mechanisms. Your key responsibilities will consist of cell culture and biological functional assay development, cell biology and biochemical assays for understanding drug or disease mechanisms and proteomics experiments to characterize cell and immune cells. You will teach experimental techniques to new laboratory members and provide supervision of new lab members within the laboratory as well as assume responsibility for general laboratory maintenance, e.g. maintain stocks and order laboratory supplies and consumables.

You will be educated to a BSc or MSc in biological science or have equivalent, relevant laboratory experience. Previous laboratory experience (includes, but not limited to relevant undergraduate activities), cell culture techniques, basic molecular biology e.g PCR/qPCR, DNA/RNA isolation, Western blot, microscopy are essential. As are the ability to learn and develop new techniques, and to troubleshoot them together with good computing skills and excellent team working and organisational skills. Experience of NGS library preparation, experience in tissue engineering and experience of flow or mass cytometry including cell sorting are desirable.