Chicago, IL
Research Technologist jobs in Chicago, IL
4 open roles from 2 employers. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
What these openings look like
2 employers are hiring here: Lurie Children's Hospital and University of Chicago. Every one publishes a pay range, and they run $19.00 to $28.50 an hour. They are a mix of part time and full time. The most recent went up on Sep 17, 2026.
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Open roles
What it pays here
Only some employers publish a range. These are the ones that did, as written in their own postings:
- $19.00–$28.50 an hour
- $43,680–$67,704 a year
- $50,000–$70,000 a year
What they ask research technologist candidates here
Drawn from the 4 open postings on this page. The ones that come up across several employers are near the top.
Our lab works on sarcomas in children and young adults using cell lines, animal models and patient samples. Walk me through an experiment you designed yourself from start to finish.
What they are checking: Whether they can own an experiment end to end rather than only follow a protocol someone else wrote.
Tell me about an assay that kept failing. How did you figure out what was wrong?
What they are checking: Whether they troubleshoot by changing one variable at a time and keeping notes, or by guessing.
Which cell culture, molecular or protein techniques are you strongest in, and which would you need training on here?
What they are checking: Honest self-assessment of bench skills so the lab knows where to invest training time.
How do you handle patient-derived samples differently from a cell line you can always thaw again?
What they are checking: Respect for irreplaceable material and the planning it takes before a single precious sample is used.
If you were running a drug sensitivity screen on sarcoma cell lines, how would you set up controls and decide a result was real?
What they are checking: Grasp of replicates, controls and reproducibility, which decides whether a finding is worth taking further.
What experience do you have working with mouse models, and how do you keep animal work compliant with the approved protocol?
What they are checking: Comfort with preclinical work and the discipline that animal care rules demand.
About a fifth of this job is reagent ordering, lab database management and keeping others trained. How do you feel about that part?
What they are checking: Whether they will actually do the unglamorous admin that keeps a lab running, not resent it.
A newer lab member keeps skipping a step in a shared protocol. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can correct a peer kindly and consistently, since they help train others.
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