Associate Researcher I - MSW Campus (OCCAM Immune) - Immunology and Immunotherapy

An Associate Researcher I position is immediately available at OCCAM Immune, an Academic Research Organization (ARO) located within the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. OCCAM Immune utilizes state-of-the-art technologies to provide comprehensive immune monitoring services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies engaged in clinical trials. The Associate Researcher I is a laboratory research position, responsible for independent conduct of routine and standardized experiments. The successful candidate will assist in the interpretation of research outcomes, performs assays to support research studies, and assists in the clerical and supply aspects of the laboratory environment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to gain extensive familiarity with a wide array of advanced technologies and biological data, directly influencing pioneering work in translational immunology.

• Conducts routine and standardized experiments using advanced research techniques specific to subject matter of the research project.
• Analyzes and assists in interpreting laboratory results.
• Performs immune assays to support research studies.
• Maintains a clean and safe laboratory environment and assists in the upkeep of appropriate inventory; may include ordering of supplies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Biospecimen processing and sample management for the downstream fit-for-purpose platforms such as proteomic Olink, Multiplex, ELISA, CyTOF, Aurora flow cytometry and single cell transcriptomic analysis including spatial scRNASeq analysis. 
• Experience with any of above assays (especially in flow cytometry and immune cell phenotyping) and human biospecimen processing would be ideal but is not required, since full platform-specific training on the all the biological assay platforms will be provided.
• Learns how to document work and maintain study documentation and laboratory records.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in science or related field required
• 1 - 2 years of research/laboratory experience
• Knowledge in basic molecular/cell biology lab techniques
• Acute attention to detail, excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team
• Enthusiastic in learning the scientific and technical motivations underlying data processing and analysis workflows

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