Company Description
Nuanced Health is a seed-stage, venture capital-backed biotechnology company that is reprogramming/reimagining/reinventing the drug development process to discover, develop, and evolve therapeutics.
We believe that insights from the microbiome can inspire novel therapeutics that are evolutionarily designed for humans and maximize efficacy of diverse therapeutic modalities.
We are a multidisciplinary company, motivated to build a mutualistic environment where engineers and scientists work synergistically to create a revolutionary, integrative, and category defining product/platform for the life sciences industry.
Nuanced Health is founded on enabling and integrating teams and systems to have a greater impact – a core principle we apply towards our people and our product.
Why you should join Nuanced Health
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An opportunity to be an initial teammate at a venture capital-backed startup and get first-hand experience in company and team building
2.
Have an invaluable impact on the company and work on cross-functional teams in a highly collaborative environment
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Be at the technological frontier of the life sciences industry
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Play a key role in redefining preclinical discovery and development, having a real-world impact in health and medicine
Job Description – Research Technician
Nuanced Health is hiring a talented research technician to help execute our paradigm-shifting gnotobiotic platform for preclinical therapeutic discovery.
You should have an interest in working with germ-free mouse models of disease and performing various downstream tissue preparations and biological assays.
You should be motivated to learn about current workflows of microbiome research, working both with mice and in the wet lab.
An ideal teammate is intentionally curious, highly adaptable, committed to learning, and passionate about innovating in a fast-paced start-up environment.
We are currently looking for individuals willing to commit to full-time work with hourly pay.
Responsibilities
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Manage breeding and husbandry of laboratory mice in flexible film isolators and individually ventilated cages
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Ensure animal health and compliance with internal governing bodies (IACUC and IBC)
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Purify and prepare primary cells from tissues for downstream analysis (i.e, flow cytometry, single cell multi-omics etc.) and culture-based assays (i.e., ELISA)
4.
Isolate, select, and grow bacterial strains, preparing them for analysis
5.
Document experimental procedures in a digital lab notebook, perform basic data analysis, and manage inventory of animals and biological samples
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Collaborate closely with R&D scientists to enable and assist in downstream mouse and in vitro experiments
Skills and Qualifications
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Completed a BS or MS in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, immunology, animal science, or a related biomedical field
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Two to three years of rodent vivarium operation experience, ALAT, LAT and LATG certification highly preferable
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Or two to three years of in vivo rodent research experience
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Enthusiastic about animal research and therapeutic development
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Experience with or interest in various mouse-related procedural techniques (handling and restraint, food and bedding maintenance.
etc.)
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Eagerness to learn quickly and integrate into the research team
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Detail oriented, organized, meticulous work documentation
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00
– $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Religious or medical exemptions will be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Education:
Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
Research: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: One location