Research And Development Associate

Responsibilities

• 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
• Occasional weekends or holidays may be required; the position is full-time (40 hours/week)

Basic Qualifications

• 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 (e.g. 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

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Science and Research

Industries

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Animal Feed Manufacturing, and Biotechnology Research