💼 Full-Time Position

Research Technician - Open Chemistry

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
📍 Ashburn, Virginia, United States
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Location
Ashburn, United States
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Posted
June 17, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147

Summary:

Open Chemistry is a collaborative research group whose mission is to produce and distribute small-molecule research tools to enablediscoveryscience around the world. Open Chemistry is associated with the Lavis Lab located at the Janelia Research Campus, a world-class research institution supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. For more information about Open Chemistry and the Lavis Lab, please visit

About the role: 

In this role, you will support the vision of Open Chemistry by designing and synthesizing fluorescent dyes and other small-molecule tools for biological research.You’llspend most of your time carrying out multistep synthesis and characterization of small-molecule organic compounds. This role also involves aliquoting compounds for world-wide sharing, sostrong organizational skills and attention to detail are important. This would be an excellent role for a recentb...