Assistant Scientist
MRIGlobal · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Entry
- $61K–$68K per year
Entry-level scientist to work in the Integrated Health, Surveillance, and Diagnostics group focusing on research, development, sample preparation, and analysis.
Compensation
Pay Range - $61,000 - $68,000
Responsibilities
- Conducts technical tasks and laboratory experimentation under general supervision using established or project-specific protocols and SOPs
- Conducts experimental work on projects following established protocols and procedures
- Contributes to developing test plans, experimental designs, and analytical methods
- Performs laboratory experimentation related to microbiology and molecular biology applications
- Perform culturing, nucleic acid extraction, PCR techniques, and immunoassay analysis
Requirements
- B.S. or B.A. in Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, or related discipline
- Nice to have: next generation sequencing
- Nice to have: Illumina
- Nice to have: ONT MinION