Research Associate

Job Description

Position Responsibilities within the In Vivo Pharmacology Team:

• Applies scientific and / or technical skills to complete assigned work within own group / project team and analyzes data from experiments.
• Performs work in a structured environment under direction from supervisor within own work group / team
  Uses established procedures and methodologies.
• Works predominantly within established procedures.
  Assists with mouse tumor biology models by performing health checks, tumor measurements, dosing, sample collection, and data entry.
• Although the position is full-time (40 hours/week), the candidate may be asked to work occasional weekends or holidays.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required.
• At least 1.5 years of prior hands-on in vivo mouse work experience required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of experience in animal care/husbandry preferred, including proficiency in the monitoring and care of mouse models of disease (i.e. cancer or autoimmunity models).
• Experience in mouse dosing techniques, including oral gavage, and intraperitoneal and subcutaneous injection.
• Experience with mouse blood and tissue collection and processing.
• Excellent record-keeping skills and experience with data entry and data management.
• Ability to work in a fast-moving team environment.
• Experience with cell culture techniques.