JOB SUMMARY
A motivated and pro-active in vivo pharmacology individual with expertise in in vivo studies, specifically rodent studies. This lab-based role supports in vivo models for preclinical research studies for our client biotech or pharma companies.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Activities
- Planning and hands-on execution of in vivo preclinical studies
- Generating high-quality protocols/study plans and carrying out client study requests within agreed timelines.
- Generating and maintaining clear experimental records
- Good data entry skills and interpretation of the results, ability to communicate results via informal discussions
- Has a good understanding of the science of the relevant disease models
- Be an effective, collaborative hands-on member of the in vivo team, contributing to the overall work of the team as required
- Ensuring appropriate use of animals in compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal standards
- Ensuring all Standard Operating Procedures, Health and Safety and regulatory requirements are adhered to
- Using best judgment to carry out work to the highest standard
INTERACTION
- Excellent organisational, problem-solving and communication skills
- Ability to work well within a team, as well as independently and proactively
- Ability to work on multiple studies in multiple areas in a fast-paced environment
- Highly motivated and ability to be flexible in case of changing priorities.
COMMUNICATION
- Responsible for timely, accurate recording of results.
- Ensures data integrity is maintained through the correct, prescriptive procedure of logging client data.
- Produces high standard, good quality data to provide to clients, reproducible, without fail.
- Use standard established statistical and analysis packages.
- Supports data entry and study documentation in relation to ethics and welfare.
- May start to present results in lab meetings.
- Consults with supervisor when difficulties arise that cannot be readily resolved.
- Seeks input as needed from supervisor or other scientific staff for guidance
- Communicates and collaborates with scientific staff
- Reports study deviations to line manager promptly to protect company and client interests
- Good data entry skills and interpretation of the results, ability to communicate results via informal discussions
- Generating and maintaining clear experimental records
- May interact with clients when required, effectively maintaining and building working relationships
Qualifications
EDUCATION
- BSc degree with significant relevant lab-based experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry or a similar HNC in Biology, Pharmacology, Neuroscience, or a related discipline.
- HO licence 1-4, including rodent dosing, behavioural testing, surgical techniques, tissue dissections
Experience
- Ability to manage data entry, and data recording, some experience in analysing data and report writing
- Excellent organisational, problem-solving and communication skills
- Ability to work well within a team, as well as independently and proactively
- Ability to work on multiple studies in multiple areas in a fast-paced environment
- Highly motivated and ability to be flexible in case of changing priorities.
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