Assistant Research Technologist, Molecular Medicine

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World .

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Reporting to the Principal Investigator and/or Lab Manager, the Assistant Research Technologist is responsible for applying straightforward technical knowledge and skills to perform well-defined, routine and/or repetitive tests, experiments or procedures.

Here's What You'll Get To Do

• Perform routine physical, chemical and biological lab procedures
• Prepare media, solutions, reagents, sections and slides, and do routine assays following prescribed methods
• Be responsible for accuracy of techniques, using established policies and procedures to resolve routine problems

Here's What You'll Need

• Post secondary education in Science (e.g., certification as a Registered Technologist)
• Demonstrated competency in written and verbal communication
• A commitment to understanding and aiding in the pursuit of equity, diversity and inclusion objectives

Employment Type: Temporary 3 month contract, 0.8 FTE

SickKids is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, fostering an intentionally inclusive and culturally safe environment that reflects the diversity of the patients, families and communities we serve. Learn more about workplace inclusion.

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