Research Assistant

Beth Israel Lahey Health - Boston, MA

Full-time - Entry Level

Boston, MA

10,001+ employees

Hospitals

About the position

The Research Assistant position at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center involves conducting routine experiments under the supervision of a principal investigator. The role focuses on utilizing molecular, cell biology, and biochemistry techniques to gather and analyze data, contributing to important research efforts in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Conducts routine tests following established procedures, including assays, DNA sequencing, tissue culture, protein purification, Southern blotting, PCR analysis, electrophoresis, and chromatography.
• Researches and collects basic study data through monitoring devices and maintains daily logs and records of methodologies and test results.
• Summarizes data and interprets results using descriptive statistics and basic hypothesis testing, with supervision.
• Performs literature searches and library investigations related to the research as assigned.
• Demonstrates routine laboratory tasks to students and other research personnel.
• Attends Medical Center lectures regarding safety requirements and conditions, as well as courses, lectures, and conferences to further knowledge of research.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or a related scientific field required.
• 0-1 years of related work experience required.
• Experience with computer systems, including web-based applications and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).