Laboratory Technician

Rutgers University


Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Laboratory Technician
Job Category Staff & Executive – Research Support (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department RWJ-Medicine-Gastroenterology-Meb
Overview New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Laboratory Technician for the department of Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Reports directly to Principal investigator. Performs professional entry-level experiments using standard molecular and epigenetic techniques. Performs cell culture , DNA/RNA purifications, TaqMan, sequencing library preparations, ATAC-Seq and other genotyping methodologies, cell culture , ELISA and other experiments as needed for multiple research projects. Keeps records of work performed and develops /maintains a database as required for both research subject recruitment and sample management. Collects, sorts, and processes samples. Performs analysis, and analyzes data using established protocols and new pipelines using various applications including those designed for sequence data (exome, RNA , whole genome and targeted). Assists with QC of genotype and sequencing data. Organizes large databases of genotype, gene expression, serotypes and clinical phenotypes. Assists with various genetic association analyses, whole genome sequencing analyses, genotype-phenotype analyses, genotype or sequence database and bioinformatics correlation analyses, haplotype construction , and other statistical analyses. Maintains and keeps the workplace and laboratory organized in a clean and sate manner in accordance with established procedures. Serves as an assistant in the performance of experiments. Trains and leads students through various laboratory related activities. Assists with inventory and ordering of supplies. Completes work under immediate and close supervision, with specific instructions on routine or semi-routine work and/or within established work parameters for the unit. Makes decisions or choices following standard practices and procedures. Work is usually reviewed upon completion.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

  • Performs professional work requiring general knowledge and basic application and use of concepts, theories, terminology , and practices with some independent research and troubleshooting of methodology as needed.
  • Keeps accurate and up to date records of work performed and maintains a database as required. Data is shared with colleagues and published in scientific journals.
  • Maintains and keeps the workplace and laboratory organized in a clean and safe manner in accordance with established procedures.
  • Provides leadership and oversight for the operation of a portion of the lab and the maintenance of highly specialized equipment.
Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA Nonexempt
Grade 1575
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 20.410
Annual Mid Range Salary 20.910
Annual Maximum Salary 21.540
Standard Hours 40.00
Union Description Teamsters, Local 97
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview .
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility . Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine . Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
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Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
  • Associate’s Degree in a relevant science.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology with laboratory experience in molecular biology techniques as well as coursework and/or experience in computational/mathematical biology with some programming skills for database design/management and bioinformatics including analyses of sequence data (FastQC, Cufflinks and others).
  • Specific experience with techniques listed in the job summary preferred (DNA/RNA purification, ATAC-Seq, Sequence Library Prep, phenotype and other clinical database experience).
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS:Sitting, standing, walking, reaching, kneeling, talking and hearing. No special vision requirements. Some lifting may be required: laboratory items and /or boxes up to 25 lbs. Computer data input.
  • WORK ENVIRONMENT: Lab environment. Moderate noise. Exposure to blood, excrement, antineoplastic drugs and possible exposure to infectious and communicable diseases. Universal precautions are mandatory. Exposure to hazardous chemicals. Follows all safety precautions in laboratory.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number 22ST3013
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Downtown New Brunswick
City New Brunswick
State NJ
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

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