Scientist

Immediate need for a talented Scientist. This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Cambridge, MA (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID:25-79436

Pay Range: $60 - $68/hour.  Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing and performing in-vivo pharmacology experiments in support of project team goals. This includes study design, data collection and recording, communication of results, and report writing.
• Summarize and present study data to project teams within established timelines.
• Generate specific pharmacology reports based on studies performed to support IND submission.
• Capacity to use established procedures and methodologies with the ability to transform novel approaches into routine practice.
• Must be a technical contributor.
• Ability to troubleshoot experiments.
• Support the development of disease relevant in-vivo models.
• Must be well organized and detail oriented.
• Must have meticulous record keeping skills according to quality guidelines. Maintain a thorough and compliant laboratory notebook.
• Must adhere to all federal, local, and animal welfare guidelines.
• Must be capable of working alone and in a team environment.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Skills-Respiratory Disease, preclinical, pharmacology, Animal Handling.
• Manager Intakes: Based in MetroWest (Boston area); location is train-accessible .
• Local candidates preferred, but open to those willing to relocate at their own expense
• Paid parking required
• Collaborative team of 5 researchers Key Focus Areas -COPD and Respiratory Disease Models: Primary responsibility will be COPD studies in mice (~50% of workload), along with other respiratory disease models.
• Pharmacology Focus: Role involves working with pharmacological compounds in preclinical studies.
• Animal Work: Direct work with mice, including: o Dosing (various methods), blood collection, tissue harvest o Compound/reagent preparation.
• Must Have Experience:  Master’s degree in a life science field with 2+ years of lab/research experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, or research institutions.
• PhD candidate will be accepted, min 2+ years of experience. o ELN and scientific record-keeping.
• Animal handling and dosing techniques.
• Blood and tissue collection methods o COPD and Respiratory Disease Models Preferred: o Smoke exposure for COPD models/ Lung function assessments.
• Experience with in-vivo immunology models.
• Previous experience with models of respiratory disease, dermatitis models, and smoke induced COPD models is a plus.
• Ability to apply technical skills to complete assigned work as a competent technical contributor.
• Ability to design and perform in-vivo pharmacology experiments.
• Experience in various dosing methods, blood collection techniques, and tissue harvest are required.
• Experience with compound or reagent preparation.
• Ability to work under moderate supervision with regular review of results and methods utilized.
• Ability to present study related results to project teams.
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic, customer-focused and results-oriented environment.
• Master’s Degree plus a minimum of 0 to 3 years of relevant research experience in a biopharmaceutical setting OR a Bachelor’s Degree plus a minimum of 2 to 5 years of relevant research experience in a biopharmaceutical setting.

Our client is a leading Healthcare Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
 
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