Junior Medical Scientist/Technologist- Short Term Contract in COVID-19 Laboratory at Next Biosciences

Junior Medical Scientist/Technologist- Short Term Contract in COVID-19 Laboratory

• Qualifications: BTech/BSc (Hons) or higher (virology, biochemistry, human genetics or similar).
• Essential: Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Scientist or Medical Technologist.
• Scope of work of the position: Testing of biological samples, which entails wet-lab work, data analysis and report generation.
• Skills: Molecular techniques (next generation sequencing, microarrays, PCR and nucleic acid extraction and isolation from various sample types).
• Personality: Careful and meticulous, adhering to good laboratory practice. Enthusiastic and motivated.