Research Technician I/II

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Cohn lab, within the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is recruiting a Research Technician whose main focus will be HIV cure research projects. This candidate will work directly with the principal investigator and other lab members to perform and analyze experiments using primary human samples to investigate HIV persistence.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Nucleic acid isolation from plasma, PBMCs, and tissue samples
• Analysis of HIV sequence by PCR and next-generation sequencing
• Sequencing library preparation (Illumina and PacBio)
• Tissue culture of primary human cells
• Multi-parameter flow cytometry-based analysis of human samples
• Collect, analyze, interpret, and report on experimental results
• Maintain thorough and detailed experimental records

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Research Technician I:

• Bachelor's degree in related scientific field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated scientific knowledge in the area of study
• Demonstrated basic laboratory skills

Research Technician II:

All minimum qualifications of Research Technician II, plus:

• 2 years of experience working in a lab outside of school coursework

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior experience in cell subset isolation from peripheral blood
• Prior experience in multi-parametric flow-cytometric phenotyping of human samples, particularly FACS sorting and analysis using FlowJo
• Prior experience in computational analysis using R/Python/equivalent, or willingness to learn
• Familiarity with biosafety 2 and 2/3 laboratory practices and bloodborne pathogen preventions
• Comfortability in working with rare and valuable primary human biologic specimens
• Competency in basic tissue culture, molecular biology techniques such as PCR, qPCR and gel electrophoresis, and a familiarity with current HIV understanding.
• The candidate must be detail oriented, well-organized, self-motivated, and able to efficiently manage time and experiments.
• Strong communication skills

Research Technician I: The hourly pay range for this position is from $22.87 to $32.56 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

Research Technician II: The hourly pay range for this position is from $26.48 to $37.70 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications. This position may be eligible for relocation assistance.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).