Technical Associate I, Langer Lab

Technical Associate I

Join the Langer Lab, Koch Institute (KI) for Integrative Cancer Research (multiple openings), to support the Jaklenec Group with the development of injectable drug delivery systems for vaccines and small molecule therapeutics. Contribute to a diverse range of therapeutic areas. Be responsible for end-to-end fabrication of drug or vaccine delivery materials using semiconductor industry manufacturing techniques and surgical-level dexterity. Administer intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intraperitoneal injections in animal models (mice, rat, etc.),

perform in-vivo imaging and collection of animal samples/specimen, including blood and/or tissues, for quantitative or qualitative analysis, conduct in-vitro release kinetics and biological assays (e.g., ELISA), design and execute experiments for formulation, development, optimization, and characterization of drug delivery systems using analytical techniques/instruments [dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and maintain various types of cell lines.