About Arc Institute
The Arc Institute is a new scientific institution that conducts curiosity-driven basic science and technology development to understand and treat complex human diseases. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Arc is an independent research organization founded on the belief that many important research programs will be enabled by new institutional models. Arc operates in partnership with Stanford University, UCSF, and UC Berkeley.
While the prevailing university research model has yielded many tremendous successes, we believe in the importance of institutional experimentation as a way to make progress. These include:
- Funding: Arc will fully fund Core Investigator’s (PI’s) research groups, liberating scientists from the typical constraints of project-based external grants.
- Technology: Biomedical research has become increasingly dependent on complex tooling. Arc Technology Centers develop, optimize and deploy rapidly advancing experimental and computational technologies in collaboration with Core Investigators.
- Support: Arc aims to provide first-class support—operationally, financially and scientifically—that will enable scientists to pursue long-term high risk, high reward research that can meaningfully advance progress in disease cures, including neurodegeneration, cancer, and immune dysfunction.
Arc scaled to nearly 100 people in its first year. With $650M+ in committed funding and a state of the art new lab facility in Palo Alto, Arc will continue to grow quickly to several hundred in the coming years.
About the position
The Li lab is seeking a highly motivated and experienced In Vivo Research Technician to join our dynamic research team. The successful candidate will be responsible for routine husbandry, technical support, and assistance in various research projects.
In this position, you will:
- Manage and maintain a large mouse colony, including breeding, genotyping, and record-keeping
- Provide routine husbandry, including providing appropriate clinical observations, basic veterinary care, and weekend health checks if needed
- Learn and provide daily technical support for experiments, including but not limited to:
- Injections and infusions via multiple routes (IV, PO, SC, IM)
- Perform serial blood collections, iv and ip injections on mice
- Establish and perform physical and behavioral assays on mice
- Anesthesia and euthanasia support
- Compound dosing for treatment studies
- Perform tissue collections and processing
- Assist in various research projects as needed
- Maintain accurate records of animal health and welfare, as well as experimental procedures
- Participate in laboratory meetings and present research findings when necessary
- Collaborate with other members of the research team, including principal investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in biology, animal science, or a related field
- At least 5 years of experience working with mice in a research laboratory setting
- Demonstrated proficiency in basic laboratory techniques, such as blood collection, injections, and tissue processing
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Experience with animal models in any of the following research areas is highly desired: cancer, pregnancy/implantation/infertility, diabetes, or neuroscience.
The base salary range for this position is $71,000 to $91,000 These amounts reflect the range of base salary that the Institute reasonably would expect to pay a new hire or internal candidate for this position. The actual base compensation paid to any individual for this position may vary depending on factors such as experience, market conditions, education/training, skill level, and whether the compensation is internally equitable, and does not include bonuses, commissions, differential pay, other forms of compensation, or benefits. This position is also eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus, with the amount dependent on individual and institute performance factors.
