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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Sr Researcher- CRYO

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, us, 37544


Join Our Team!We have an exciting opportunity for a

Senior Researcher

to join ou r

ARC Cryopreservation Laboratory

team. The Senior Researcher will perform mouse embryo and sperm techniques in support of ARC rodent colony management. The primary responsibility of this role is to perform standard techniques for transgenic and knockout mouse colony management, as well as for superovulation and generation of pseudo-pregnant mice.This person will reconstitute embryos, perform in vitro fertilization, and rederivate mouse strains using frozen and non-frozen germplasm. In addition, the Senior Researcher will perform survival microsurgery with mice and maintain a record-keeping system and database for cryopreservation and rederivation activities.The ARC Cryopreservation Laboratory unit provides real-time technical advanced in vivo services to push research from concept to publication in record time by removing training and skill barriers for our researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.St. Jude is considered a great place to work and has been listed in Fortune magazinesBest Workplaces in Health Care & Biopharma 2020list and GlassDoor's"BEST PLACES TO WORK 2023"list. Salary is highly competitive (comparable to industry), and employee benefits are outstanding. This position is in Memphis, TN, and relocation assistance is available.Responsibilities:Performs laboratory experiments independently using established techniques/protocols.

Performs mouse embryo and sperm techniques in support of ARC rodent colony management.

Performs standard techniques for transgenic and knockout mouse colony management as well as for the superovulation and generation of pseudo pregnant mice.

Performs the reconstitution of embryos, in vitro fertilization, and rederivation of mouse strains using frozen and non-frozen germplasm.

Performs survival microsurgery with mice.

Maintain a record keeping system and database for cryopreservation and rederivation activities.

Performs other related duties as assigned in order to meet the goals of the department and institution

Handles liquid nitrogen

Maintains regular and predictable attendance

Minimum Education:Bachelor's degree in relevant scientific area is required.

Minimum Experience:Two (2) years of relevant, post-degree work experience is required.

No experience is required with a Master's degree.

CompensationIn recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $60,320 - $105,040 per year for the role of Sr Researcher- CRYO.

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