Research Technolgist (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) - #Staff
Baltimore, MDPer Diem$16.1–26.9/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
Johns Hopkins University seeks a Research Technologist to perform routine laboratory tasks and assays using established protocols. The role includes conducting experiments, running tests, collecting data, maintaining equipment and supplies, and training users in standard equipment operation and laboratory techniques. The position is based at the Homewood Campus in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
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Full job description
We are seeking a Research Technologist who will perform laboratory tasks and completes routine assays following common or established protocols and procedures.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
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Perform clinical and/or research laboratory experiments by following common protocols independently or with instructions.
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Use basic science knowledge to learn techniques and methods of the lab.
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Gain problem-solving skills through progressive training, understanding of the research, and experience.
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Run lab tests and complete measurements.
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Identify and resolve common problems involved in routine assays.
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Increase skill base and knowledge of lab research and relevant assays.
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Train users in standard equipment operation and routine lab techniques and procedures.
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Set-up experiments based on defined standards.
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Collect project data.
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Prepare, test, and maintain standard laboratory equipment.
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Perform related laboratory maintenance, monitor inventory of supplies, clean equipment.
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Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.
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Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Classified Title: Research Technologist
Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/02/CC
Starting Salary Range: $16.10 - $26.90 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: M-F
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: Dept of Chemical and Biomolecular Engrg
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,156 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16.1–26.9/hr
- Maryland median$16–26/hr23 hourly ranges
- US median$22–26/hr1,043 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $21.50/hr, is close to the Maryland median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 42 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Maryland and 2,156 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University (this employer)12 open
- University of Maryland, Baltimore3 open
- Actalent2 open
- Experience
- Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (881 postings).
- Education
- 286 of the 2,156 open Laboratory Technician jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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