Research Technician II

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Position Summary

The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is seeking a dedicated and highly organized Research Technician to join the Chan Lab, a multi-disciplinary team studying acute myeloid leukemia (AML), leukemic stem cells, clonal hematopoiesis and mitochondrial biology. Our work combines primary patient samples, functional genomics, and patient-derived xenograft models to identify and validate new therapeutic targets in myeloid malignancies.

This is a dual role. The successful candidate will serve as the lab's in vivo mouse specialist, managing our mouse colony and performing the transplantation, treatment and tissue-harvest work. They will also act as the lab's operational anchor, overseeing ordering, inventory, equipment maintenance and safety compliance so that trainees and staff can work efficiently.

Given these responsibilities, the successful candidate must be comfortable handling mice and performing injections, dissections and survival procedures, and ideally will have 2+ years of hands-on rodent experience in a research setting. Strong tissue culture and flow cytometry skills are equally essential. This position is fully on-site with minimal remote component.

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