Research Technician

The Laboratory for Synthetic Immunity (LSI) is an interdisciplinary research group in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech & Emory School of Medicine. Founded in 2014 by lab director Dr. Gabe Kwong, the mission of LSI is to pioneer the next wave of immunotherapies and diagnostics for serious human diseases.  

We are currently seeking an exceptional individual to join our research group as a Research Technician in Atlanta, GA. The candidate will be a motivated individual with a strong desire to contribute to operations in a laboratory focused on developing solutions for early cancer detection.   

The successful candidate will thrive on teamwork and collaboration. They will anticipate needs, think critically, and offer solutions to problems with professionalism. They will embrace a fast-paced environment and work closely with lab members to cultivate a positive and enriching training environment.  

This is an on-site laboratory position at the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, GA. This is a unique opportunity to join a well-funded research group with an established track record of breakthrough innovation and academic excellence!  

Essential Duties include:  

• Manage lab supplies including, ordering supplies, maintaining inventory, receiving and storing incoming packages, etc.  
• Perform general lab maintenance tasks including re-stocking sterile consumables for tissue culture, performing equipment cleaning and calibrations, coordinating disposal and/or pickup of biohazard and chemical waste, etc. 
• Support preclinical and/or in vitro experiments, including but not limited to: 
• Assist in pharmacology techniques and procedures in animal models of cancer (e.g., biofluid collection, injections, necropsy, tumor inoculation, imaging). 
• Provide husbandry support including breeding, genotyping, selection, and maintenance of multiple animal colonies. 
• Perform culture, characterization, and manipulation of human cancer cell lines, and run assays (ELISA, nucleic acid extraction, flow cytometry, sorting, RT-qPCR, gel electrophoresis, etc.). 
• Perform molecular cloning, including construct purification, vector construction, nucleic acid preparation, sequencing, QC, and interpretation. 
• Produce, characterize and titer viruses for human cell transduction and engineering. 
• Document the design, methodology, and results of experiments in electronic lab notebooks. 
• Participate in regular internal project meetings with team members. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Required Qualifications & Experience:   

• B.S. Degree in a life science discipline (Chemistry, Biology, Bioengineering, Immunology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, etc.) with two or more years of laboratory experience.  
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational, communication, time-management, and collaboration skills are required.  
• Proven experience in laboratory housekeeping procedures, including maintaining inventory and equipment, ordering supplies, preparing solutions, maintaining a clean and safe laboratory environment.  
• Strong desire to learn and work in a demanding, high-energy, hands-on environment.  
• Wet lab experience and a broad knowledge of standard laboratory equipment.  
• Experience, or willingness to be trained, in performing small animal studies is required. 
• Experience with mammalian cell culture and sterile technique a plus. 
• Proficiency in standard molecular biology techniques including cloning, mini/maxi preparations, nucleic acid extraction, gel electrophoresis, etc. 
• Experience with weighing compounds, making reagents/solutions, and sterilization. 
• Experience with multi-flow cytometry a plus. 
• Job title and salary will be commensurate with experience. 

The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech has been consistently ranked the #2 BioE/BME program for the past decade, and is part of a vibrant biomedical community in Atlanta that includes the Emory School of Medicine, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Winship Cancer Institute, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), Georgia Immunoengineering Consortium, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, and more. This rich scientific environment provides unique and unparalleled research opportunities, including seminars given by leaders in science and engineering from throughout the U.S. and abroad, opportunities for collaborations, exposure to diverse research programs, and sophisticated core facilities.  

Please submit your curriculum vitae and cover letter to Dr. Gabe Kwong ([email protected]) to apply.  

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