Job Overview:
Requirement/Must Have:
- Ideal candidate has an Associate or Bachelor's degree in the biological sciences, preferably with industry-related experience or equivalent amount of relevant education and experience.
- Plant transformation experience in a classroom or industry setting is highly desirable.
- Problem-solving skills are required.
- Attention to detail and ability to stay focused while performing repetitive tasks are required.
- Ability to work well with teams, as well as the ability to work independently, is required.
- Excellent written/verbal communication and organizational skills are required.
- Self-motivated and goal-oriented person with excellent work ethics and time management.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with creating, executing, and scoring results supporting research team needs, including but not limited to: processing samples under sterile lab conditions, measuring, imaging, and analyzing experimental results, coordinating sampling and preparing of samples as needed.
- Execute plant tissue culture work including aspects of plant transformation, plant propagation, and conduct analytical assays of plant tissue samples as needed.
- Work in and maintain a safe work environment; includes using aseptic, sterile techniques.
- Document experimental details with ability to analyze data and interpret results.
- Recording pertinent information in proprietary and standard software applications.
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