Scientist I (Scientific)

Job 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.
• Responsible for performing cigarette smoke induced COPD studies.
• 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 Sanofi quality guidelines. Maintain a thorough and compliant laboratory notebook.
• Must adhere to all federal, local, and Sanofi animal welfare guidelines.
• Must be capable of working alone and in a team environment.

Skills:

• 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.

Education/Experience:

• Master’s Degree plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant research experience in a biopharmaceutical setting OR a Bachelor’s Degree plus a minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant research experience in a biopharmaceutical setting.