Research Technician III (Part-Time)
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
Up to $18,424 a year
Description
Summary
Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Immunology, Allergy and Retrovirology Service at Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a highly motivated, responsible, and organized individual to join the Immunogenetics Research Program as a Research Technician. The selected candidate will be expected to have the ability to expertly assess pathogenicity of genetic variants.
This position is part-time and temporary with an end date of June 30, 2025.
Work schedule is flexible.
Job Duties
- Guideline-based gene-disease association and genetic variant pathogenicity curation.
- Critical evaluation and interpretation of published data.
- Demonstration of expertise with research techniques used to test variant pathogenicity (e.g., expression assays, functional assays, and so forth).
- Presentation of investigative findings and summaries in meetings/conferences.
- Training of new biocurators.
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Preparation of data for submission to repositories and databases.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
- One year of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in basic science or a related field.
- Current enrollment in a Genetic Counseling Master's program.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.