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Cell Culture Technician

医疗健康·医疗科技

Cell culture technicians perform cell thawing, passaging, cryopreservation, and maintain lab conditions to ensure stable cell growth, supporting biopharmaceutical R&D.

Daily work

  • 01Thaw and culture cell lines, regularly passage to maintain health
  • 02Prepare culture media and buffers, ensure aseptic technique
  • 03Observe cell morphology and density under microscope, record growth curves
  • 04Perform cryopreservation to establish cell banks
  • 05Clean and sterilize labware, maintain biosafety cabinets and incubators
  • 06Assist researchers in experimental design and data recording

Ability requirements

Hard skills

  • Aseptic technique
  • Cell culture (thawing, passaging, cryopreservation)
  • Microscope usage and cell counting
  • Media preparation
  • Lab equipment maintenance (incubators, biosafety cabinets, etc.)

Soft skills

  • Detail orientation and patience
  • Strong sense of responsibility
  • Team collaboration
  • Good experimental documentation
  • Problem-solving skills

Best suited for

Ideal for detail-oriented, organized individuals who enjoy lab work, especially those tolerant of repetitive tasks and attentive to details.

Less suited for

Not suitable for impatient, careless individuals, or those who dislike repetitive tasks or seek high autonomy.

Salary (monthly)

9KMedian
Bottom 6KTop 15K

Pre-tax estimate, tier-1 cities with social insurance · reference only

Profile

Higher is better
Growth4
AI Resistance4
Stability3
Transferability3
Autonomy / Remote-friendly2
Lower is better
Major Relevance4
Work Intensity4
Entry Difficulty3
Education Threshold3
Competition3

MBTI Fit

ISTJISFJESTJINTJISTPENFPESFP
High growthHigh intensityAI-resistantMajor preferred

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Disclaimer: Salary figures on this page are estimated pre-tax monthly pay for positions with social-insurance contributions in China's tier-1 cities; other cities are converted using regional coefficients. Dimension scores and MBTI fit are editorial estimates, provided for reference only, and do not constitute any promise or advice.