Responsibilities:

• Design, plan and execute experiments in a timely and independent manner leveraging scientific and technical expertise to achieve defined objectives.
• Independently initiate and complete routine in vivo study duties such as dosing by standard routes, identification, health monitoring and sample collection as well as tissue processing.
• Initiate and carry out process for assay development, optimization and validation as required.
• Utilize molecular techniques, tissue immunostaining and multi-color flow cytometry to aid in the understanding of drug mode of action.
• Routine maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Ordering of laboratory consumables to ensure continuous supplies.
• Work well in a highly matrixed environment and support multiple projects at the same time.
• Work independently with the capability to troubleshoot experimental procedures.
• Provide training and guidance to laboratory personnel.
• Communicate own work effectively orally and in writing (writing protocols, procedures, and lab notebook).
• Report and treat data with a high level of integrity and ethics.
• Comply with applicable regulations, performing all work in a safe manner and maintains proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies.

Experience:

• Experience with animal handling, routine routes of injection, health monitoring, sample collection and tissue collection is required.
• Practical experience with general molecular biology techniques such as qPCR and nucleic acid extraction from tissues and cells is required.
• Practical experience with multi-color/ multi-parametric cytometry-based approaches, including cell preparation, staining and acquisition (highly desirable).
• Practical experience with histology procedures including embedding, cutting, and sectioning as well as immunostaining (highly desirable).
• Experience with ELISA, Western blot and cell culture with both mammalian cell lines and primary immune cells is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with data analysis software (GraphPad, FlowJo, etc) is highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution with three-plus (3+) years of experience in related scientific discipline or Master’s Degree from an accredited institution in related scientific discipline or equivalent experience in related field.

Pay Range: $32 - $42.91/hour

• Health, Dental, Vision, 401k