In vivo Scientist

Responsibilities: 

• Excellent employment opportunity for a Scientist II in vivo Scientist in Chronic Kidney Disease research in the Ridgefield, CT area.
• Initiates and completes routine in vivo studies, principally in field of chronic kidney disease (CKD), in an independent and efficient manner, with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates the ability to interpret outcome of experiments and to propose appropriate follow-up; troubleshoots effectively.
• Demonstrates technical ability to assist in the design and execution of non-routine experiments in the context of CKD and cardio-renal-metabolic (CRM) in vivo models; conducts exploratory experiments with minimal supervision.
• Complies with applicable regulations including IACUC governance, performing all work in a safe and compliant manner; maintains proper records in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and policies.
• Applies basic scientific principles for study design, data analysis, and interpretation; performs literature searches and extracts relevant information from published protocols.
• Independently operates and is responsible for lab equipment; troubleshoots effectively.
• Communicates own work effectively orally and in writing; contributes to writing protocols and procedures; provide input for scientific reports.
• Reports and treats data with a high level of integrity and ethics.
• As needed, integration into weekend/holiday rotation at cadence consistent with rest of the team
• This role includes a recurring weekend to support business operations. Scheduling is flexible and would not be every weekend.

Experience:

• Master's Degree or Bachelor's Degree with 3 years experience in related scientific discipline; pharmaceutical, biotechnology or CRO experience is highly desirable; non-PhD applicant required.
• Apply knowledge of basic theory and scientific principles of to conduct hands-on in vivo research; direct experience in rodent models of CKD is desirable.
• Experience in routine routes of rodent dosing (i.v., i.p., p.o., s.c., and i.m.), health monitoring, and sample collection is required.
• Compliance and communication experience with IACUC governance.
• Proven problem-solving ability with aptitude for agile learning style.
•  Assist in the incorporation of new technologies to enhance cardio-renal-metabolic research.
• Proficiency with data analysis software such as Microsoft Excel and GraphPad Prism; expectation to develop expertise in other software, as necessary.
• Ability and willingness to work effectively in a highly collaborative environment.