Part-Time Laboratory Technician - Ocañas Lab at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Position Overview and Responsibilities
The Ocañas Lab is seeking a part-time Laboratory Technician.

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining mouse colonies.
• Euthanizing animals and preparing tissue.
• Sectioning, staining, and imaging tissue sections.
• Performing molecular and biochemical analyses.
• Preparing and maintaining common lab reagents.
• Participation in lab and departmental meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent organization skills.
• Must be team oriented, personable, and able to deal with diverse personalities.
• Must be able to take direction, follow instructions and keep meticulous records.
• Must be reliable and self-driven with a high attention to detail.
• Must be detail oriented, organized, and able to work independently, as well as part of a team.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of routine technical/functional laboratory procedures.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office software.

Work Hours
Between 16-20 hours per week during the summer. Hours beyond summer can be discussed.

OMRF Overview
Founded in 1946, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) is among the nation’s oldest, most respected independent, nonprofit biomedical research institutes. OMRF is dedicated to understanding and developing more effective treatments for human diseases, focusing on critical research areas such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and cardiovascular disease. OMRF follows an innovative cross-disciplinary approach to medical research and ranks among the nation’s leaders in patents per scientist.

Located in Oklahoma City, a city that offers a dynamic and flourishing downtown area, with low cost of living, short commute times and a diversified economy, OMRF has been voted one of the Top Workplaces since the inception of the award. This achievement has been accomplished thanks to OMRF individuals who share a unified understanding that our excellence can only be fully realized with a collective commitment to our mission, “. . . so that more may live longer, healthier lives.” Successful candidates will demonstrate commitment to this mission.

OMRF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.