Associate Scientist I, In Vivo Research

Responsibilities

• Perform in vivo studies to facilitate drug discovery and development in various diseases
• Establish new preclinical animal disease models
• Perform animal behavior studies as needed
• Cook up processes across departments and with outside vendors to enable efficient study execution and data generation
• Read and apply relevant scientific literature to projects to troubleshoot and solve problems
• Present research findings to project teams and prepare technical reports

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Biology or related field and some experience with small animal handling in a research setting (i.e. test article administration and tissue collection)
• - OR - an Associate Degree in a related area and 7 years of experience.
• 2+ years of extensive experience with small animal handling
• Excellent record keeping and experience in data analysis, graphing and presentation
• Demonstrated innovation, creativity and resilience in problem solving
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Self-motivated team player with the ability to thrive in a fast paced, multi-disciplinary, matrixed environment

Preferred

• Preclinical disease model development in the context of drug discovery
• Experiences with animal dose administration and surgical procedures