Description

The Research Assistant II will be an integral part of a team providing husbandry care and daily lab operations in the animal studies programs.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assist in the animal facilities. This includes but is not limited to:
  • Animal Husbandry
    • General checks and weight checks
    • Breeding
    • Weaning
    • Genotyping
  • Assisting with animal procedures
    • Behavior Studies
    • Handling
    • Collecting animal tissue
    • Assisting and performing minor surgeries
    • Note taking for regulatory purposes
  • Processing animal tissue
    • Running assays
    • Homogenizing tissue samples, extracting DNA
    • Preparing and staining slides
    • Inventory management of tissues
• Occasional weekend checks of animals (with prior scheduling) which will take less than 1 hour
• Maintaining the lab space and preparing for inspections
• Helping with lab organization and new equipment installation
• General lab maintenance consisting of autoclaving biohazard, cleaning equipment and benches, cleaning tools, autoclaving clean tools
• Preparing buffers, chemicals, reagents
• Assist with inventory management of tissues as well as general lab supplies

Requirements

• Bachelors in biology, chemistry, microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, or other related science degree
• Exercise discretion and confidentiality with sensitive company information
• Prior experience in animal handling and willingness to work with small rodents.
• Familiar with Microsoft Windows applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) with preferred knowledge of how to write and manipulate complex formulas in Excel
• Expected to work independently as well as in a team setting, identify challenges and seek input from colleagues and supervisor for solutions to diverse problems.
• Ability to follow instructions and understand workplace materials.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required along with the ability to communicate with coworkers and management effectively and professionally.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining great attention to detail and managing priorities

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining great attention to detail and managing priorities

Lacerta Therapeutics Company Description 

Lacerta Therapeutics is a clinical-stage gene therapy company using a constellation of proprietary adeno- associated virus (AAV) vector technologies to develop treatments for central nervous system and lysosomal storage diseases.

Lacerta Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex, pregnancy or related condition, marital status, past, current, or prospective military service, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, actual or perceived infection with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), an AIDS-related complex or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), membership or non-membership in a labor union or organization, possession of a sickle-cell trait, or any other category or class protected by any and all applicable federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

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