Senior Associate Scientist

Job Description

• As part of the Comparative Medicine (CM) team, you will provide direct technical support to partners in Research and Development in the delivery of projects by the completion of experiments, procedures, protocols or studies involving animal models. You will be responsible for organizing and delivering study support needed on a daily basis as defined by CM Management and research partners and will work with other colleagues in the efficient conduct of techniques and therefore contribute significantly to the advancement of 3Rs. This position is in La Jolla, CA in our rodent only facility supporting Oncology research.

• You will also be responsible for maintaining inventory of animal supplies and provide basic technical assistance (i.e., restraint, anesthesia, injections, blood collections etc.) in support of research studies.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the project teams in both Research and Development by performing in vivo technical procedures in the conduct of experiments and protocols and by collecting, recording and exporting data in the delivery of studies.

• Interact with the key in vivo contacts in project teams to understand their needs, engaging them in a flexible and constructive manner.

• Contribute to operational excellence by the collation of metrics showing the efficient delivery of support across projects teams, including alignment with colleagues in CM in the delivery of technical support and its associated metrics when required.

• Provide support in basic veterinary medical treatment as prescribed by the veterinary staff.

• Maintains appropriate records in compliance with regulatory and departmental standards, this may include maintaining animal study related records and ensuring flawless animal care and welfare in conducting research studies.

• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment's.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• As part of the Comparative Medicine (CM) team, you will work with extended team members including the CM operations, veterinary, science and technology and research unit colleagues and scientists.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• BS with 2-3 years of in vivo experience in pharmaceuticals or related field.

• AALAS certification preferred.

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Required: Basic handing of animals (rodents); In vivo techniques including dosing of animals, collection and processing of blood samples; tissue collection, recording data and basic analysis using Excel and Word.

• Preferred: Tumor cell implantation, tumor volume measurements in vivo imaging and anesthesia set-up.

PHYSICAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Fit testing to work in a Vivarium

Hard Skills

1. Animal handling, dosing and blood collections experience (PO, IP and SubQ)

2. Invio experimentation (Mice)