Research Lab Technician

Description Compugen’s extraordinary multidisciplinary team is one of its greatest assets. Our employees, coming from different backgrounds with diverse ways of thinking, work together in an atmosphere that cultivates excellence, creativity, and openness. The cooperation of people from various disciplines involving different areas of expertise is fundamental to our ability to establish unique predictive drug discovery solutions, as well as to discover and develop novel therapeutic proteins and drug targets. This merging of talent from various disciplines continues to serve as a key growth driver and enables us to fulfill our mission and business goals. The research lab technician will support ex-vivo and in-vitro experiments, as a part of the functional validation of immunomodulatory molecules discovered by Compugen. The research work under the supervision of scientists will include expression studies in human and mouse tumor-infiltrating immune cells, and functional immune assays for elucidation of mode of action. Assist in processing and characterizing human and mouse tumor tissues Perform immune cell isolation from human and mouse blood Support tissue culture experiments (flow cytometry, cytokine analysis) Assist in genotyping of mouse strains Support with laboratory maintenance duties e.g., handling routine tasks such as preparing stocks of common lab reagents, maintaining lab databases, etc. Part-time position 20 hours a week Requirements Bachelor’s degree in life sciences is preferred 3-6 months of experience in a research lab environment, preferably including work under sterile conditions Preferred qualifications include basic knowledge of immunology from coursework or equivalent research experience A quick learner, efficient in multitasking, highly organized and excellent record keeping Willingness to work in afternoon hours (after 2pm) 2-3 times a week