Biologist – II

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Quantitative Biosciences department is seeking a highly motivated and collaborative individual to join the in vivo Pharmacology team based in West Point, PA.
• The successful candidate will support a team of experienced scientists to execute pharmacological studies in various in vivo disease models.
• Areas supported include infectious disease, immunology, and neuroscience.
• This is a highly collaborative position requiring not only proficiency in both in vivo and ex vivo laboratory techniques, but strong communication and organizational skills to support and coordinate complex animal studies.
• The successful candidate should be able to pick up and master new and complex in vivo techniques quickly; but equally should demonstrate strong aptitude, initiative, and a high level of scientific curiosity.
• The position requires some off-hours and weekend work.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Hands on execution of various in vivo techniques to support pharmacological studies including but not limited to:

• Rodent handling and dosing (oral gavage, intranasal, intratracheal, intravaginal delivery and IP, IM, IV, s.c. injections)
• Blood sampling (tail vein bleeds, submandibular bleed, terminal cardiac puncture)
• Bronchoalveolar lavage, fecal sample collection, vaginal swab collection
• Necropsy of various tissues for processing and histology (lung, colon, reproductive tract, brain, etc.)

Hands on execution of various in vitro and ex vivo wet lab activities including but not limited to:

• Aseptic technique.
• Formulations preparation.
• Bacterial culture.

Education and Experience:

• Required Associate degree.
• Preferred bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with animals in a lab setting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to adapt, learn, and master new or more complicated in vivo techniques.
• Some off-hours and weekend work required.
• Logistical coordination of studies: scheduling support staff, arranging formulation pickup and sample drop off.
• Demonstrate strong aptitude, initiative, and a high level of scientific curiosity.
• Remain compliant with all company required trainings and safety regulations.
• Ensure high quality data generation and proper documentation of experimental designs, protocols, and findings.
• Work independently and collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams.

Additional Requirements:

• This is a highly collaborative position requiring not only proficiency in both in vivo and ex vivo laboratory techniques, but strong communication and organizational skills to support and coordinate complex animal studies.
• Rodent handling and dosing (oral gavage, intranasal, intratracheal, intravaginal delivery and IP, IM, IV, s.c. injections).
• Blood sampling (tail vein bleeds, submandibular bleed, terminal cardiac puncture).
• The successful candidate should be able to pick up and master new and complex in vivo techniques quickly; but equally should demonstrate strong aptitude, initiative, and a high level of scientific curiosity.