Research Lab Technician Milano

Research Lab Technician
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy, is looking for 1 Research Lab Technician to join the clinical research team led by Dr. Emanuela Fina and affiliated to the Thoracic Surgery Unit of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele.

**Main activities**:

management of the research lab spaces, equipment, instruments, and reagents;

supervision of junior scientists, in collaboration with the principal investigator;

processing, annotation and storage of clinical samples;

storage and management of biological materials;

design and/or execution of technical protocols for isolation of rare cells from blood samples;

design and/or execution of general research lab protocols, e. g.

cell culture, functional assays, biochemical assays, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining, image acquisition and analysis, manipulation of mouse models, DNA and RNA extraction/amplification and next generation sequencing, etc.

;

preparation of databases;

assistance to the principal investigator's project management activities.

**Who we are looking for**:

bachelor of science degree and at least 1 year of experience as a lab technician, or master of science degree (courses: Medical Laboratory Technician, Biology, Biotechnology, Applied Biology, etc.

);

basic knowledge of good clinical practices, data protection rules, animal care guidelines, and intellectual property rights;

ability to independently set up, optimize and write technical protocols;

good experience with cell culture and molecular biology techniques;

experience or willing to learn protocols for clinical sample analysis and animal experimentation;

excellent management and organizational skills;

correct use of calculation sheets and excellent analytical skills;

ability to both lead the activities of a team and to work in team, based on project goals priorities;

networking skills and aptitude to collaborative interaction with the institutional facilities, services and offices.

**Work details**:

**Type of contract**: fixed-term;

**Duration**: 4 years;

**Place of work**: IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, via Olgettina 60, Milan, Italy.