Senior Research Associate III

Job Title: Senior Research Associate III
Location: Lexington MA
Duration:12 months
Pay rate: $62.69/hr. on w2

TOP SKILLS PER MGR:
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

JOB DESCRIPTION:
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:

• Ability to lift 50lbs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 5+ years of experience post-degree; relevant experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• 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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