Job Description

Senior Research Associate

12 month contract

Must be able to work on a W2

On-site in Lexington, MA

TOP SKILLS:

1. Experience dosing mouse/rat

2. Experience putting together a protocol and conducting an in vivo study beginning to end (from protocol to plotting the data)

3. Works as a team player and has attention to detail

The Position:

Provide complex technical support for research activities in multiple in vivo projects focused on obesity and cardiometabolic therapeutic areas. This position will be responsible for in vivo experimental planning, execution, & analyses with limited supervisor support.

Essential Functions:

• Hands-on in vivo experimental efforts
• Designs and conducts in vivo research studies
• Independently leads the development and implementation of assays to support research projects
• Interpret and properly document experimental data
• Ensures data integrity and documentation through maintenance of laboratory notebooks and ensuring data and results are entered into the electronic notebook in a timely manner
• Point of contact person for specific in vivo platform and methodologies.
• Collaborative Teamwork and develop synergy with technical and scientific experts within the team.
• Works in a team-focused environment to ensure progress of global research projects
• Works with team to ensure better practice sharing and implementation within the lab
• Supports business goals, shares learnings, knowledge and skills, and cross-functional teamwork
• be a team player and regularly provides assistance to other technical staff
• Scientific input & guidance
• Independently executes experiments and performs data analyses of moderate complexity
• Correctly interprets data and make recommendations for next steps
• Responsible for developing, optimizing & drafting protocols for methods of moderate complexity with limited input from supervisor
• Contributes to formal study reports & study protocol drafting & review
• Supports development and management of research protocols in support of multiple drug discovery efforts
• Presents findings at the scientist, department, and site-level
• Manages personal experimental timelines
• Will require weekend tasks which are a shared and divided responsibility among the team

Physical Requirements:

0-10% overnight travel required. Ability to lift 50lbs.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma with 10+ years' experience required. With a Vocational Degree or Associate's degree, 6+ years' relevant experience required. With a Bachelor's degree, 4+ years' relevant experience required. A Master's Degree with no industry or post-graduate experience can be considered.
• Relevant Experience includes:
• Experience with In vivo rodent handling, dosing via various routes of administration (SC, PO, IP, IV etc.), in-life blood collections and necropsy is required.
• Collecting data and accurately maintaining laboratory notebooks required.
• Track record of organizing and performing experiments of moderate complexity and per-forming at a moderate level of independence.
• Computer proficiency and the ability and desire to learn new software programs.
• Experience with metabolic cage systems including BIODAQ and Sable Cage systems is highly desirable.
• Rodent surgical experience is desirable.

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