Research Assistant I

Position Overview:
A multi-year study is underway to identify biomarkers for brain injury in premature infants. The Research Assistant will play a key role in supporting the progress of this project through a range of responsibilities and is expected to demonstrate commitment and professionalism throughout the study.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) on blood and urine samples
• Exosome isolation and electron microscopy
• Quantitative PCR to assess differential gene expression
• Management and statistical analysis of large ICP-MS and exosomal RNAseq datasets.
• Bioinformatics on exosome RNAseq studies, ensuring quality and reliability of the data collected.
• Supervision of undergraduate researchers
• Editorial responsibilities related to manuscript preparation
• Presentation at local, national and international meeting

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor's degree is required
• Background in neuroscience is preferred

• Strong desire to for career path in neuroscience research and/or medicine
• Experience with Microsoft Excel for data organization and analysis
• Familiarity with GraphPad Prism or other statistical programs.

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.