Summary

Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Immunology, Allergy and Retrovirology Service at Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a highly motivated, responsible, and organized individual to join the Immunogenetics Research Program as a Research Technician. The selected candidate will be expected to have the ability to expertly assess pathogenicity of genetic variants.

This position is part-time and temporary with an end date of June 30, 2025. 

Work schedule is flexible.
 

Job Duties

• Guideline-based gene-disease association and genetic variant pathogenicity curation.
• Critical evaluation and interpretation of published data.
• Demonstration of expertise with research techniques used to test variant pathogenicity (e.g., expression assays, functional assays, and so forth).
• Presentation of investigative findings and summaries in meetings/conferences.
• Training of new biocurators.
• Preparation of data for submission to repositories and databases.
   

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• One year of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in basic science or a related field.
• Current enrollment in a Genetic Counseling Master's program.