COMPANY PROFILE

StressMarq Biosciences, founded in 2007, is a research bioreagents company producing high-quality, cutting-edge research products for the life sciences and discovery research markets. Our diverse portfolio of antibodies, proteins, immunoassay kits, and small molecules are utilized across a range of biomedical research fields including neuroscience, cancer research, and cell signaling.
In recent years, StressMarq has become a market leader in the development and commercialization of a range of fibrillized and oligomeric protein preparations for use in neurodegenerative disease research including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Within the company, we have three divisions - Operations, Sales & Marketing, and Laboratory. Within the Laboratory division, we have 3 departments – Antibodies & Kits, Proteins, and R&D.

LAB TECHNICIAN (ON-SITE)

StressMarq Biosciences is seeking a lab technician to join our growing company. This is an entry-level full-time annual contract position that can be extended if successful, reporting to a Lab Manager. The new technician will be trained on existing SOPs to support the R&D department.
The day-to-day work for this position includes preparing buffers, casting and running SDS-PAGE gels and/or transfers, data visualization such as labelled gel images, line & bar graphs, etc., data entry into shared databases, drafting/ revising SOPs, general lab & equipment maintenance activities such as reagent/ consumable inventory, autoclaving materials & supplies, and clean-up.
On a weekly to biweekly basis, the technician will be assigned specific projects by a lab manager, which can include protein expression, purification and/or fibrillization or antibody purification and/or screening, followed by QC activities such as western blotting, sterility testing, assays (ThT, sedimentation, endotoxin detection, BCA, malachite green, etc) and atomic force microscopy. All data & results associated with a project must be compiled into a project summary.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSc with relevant lab experience or a MSc in biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology or another related field.
• Attention to detail mandatory
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Analytical skills to perform complex tests and procedures
• Technical proficiency to operate and maintain laboratory equipment such as PH meters, spectrophotometers, autoclaves, AKTAs, columns, etc.
• Problem solving to troubleshoot issues with equipment and investigate any abnormal test results.

Please refer the Job description for details