Research Assistant

The Connie Johnson Breast Cancer Research Laboratory led by Prof Elgene Lim performs clinically focussed laboratory research with an emphasis on hormone receptor-driven breast cancer.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Research Assistant is accountable under supervision for conducting experiments within his/her Research Division. The Research Assistant will be responsible for conducting in vitro experiments in breast cancer cell lines and organoids, assisting with breast cancer biobanking, and assisting the post docs with their research.

**Salary**: Up to $76,000 + 14% super + salary packaging

Employment Type: Full time, 1 year term contract

SNAPSHOT OF BENEFITS- Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom)- Ample opportunities for on-going training and development- Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment- Flexible work arrangements e.g. location, start / finish times etc- 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents including paid superannuation- A range of additional leave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave- Discounted Health Insurance- Lifestyle discounts with our community partners

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The key responsibilities include:
- Conduct experimental procedures in the lab as part of the overall scientific programme of the research group, specifically breast cancer organoid experiments, and recording experimental procedures and results.- Assisting post docs with their experimental work- Assisting with breast cancer biobanking and management of database.- Regularly attend meetings with the research group and wider Research Division community as required- Participate in lab responsibilities such as:
- Store duties, wash-up and cleaning of shared rooms;-
- Stock control: monitoring and ordering consumables under supervisionABOUT YOU

The key skills and experience include:
- Bachelors’ Degree (preferably with honours) or equivalent in Science or Biomedicine- Familiarity with medical and scientific terminology- Experience planning and implementing experimental procedures in a biomedical research context- High level interpersonal skills- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail- Competent computer skills (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

Highly desirable:
- Previous biobanking experience- Experience with using database software- Familiarity with cell and molecular biology techniques- Experience in a molecular biology laboratory- Experience working with laboratory animal models

ABOUT GARVAN

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia’s largest and most highly regarded MRI’s.

Our vision is global leadership in discoveries to impact and our enduring purpose is to impact human health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome.

We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease.
- Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture ‘add’, not culture ‘fit’ and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively._

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