Associate Scientist

Job Title: General Toxicology Associate Scientist

Location: Newark, DE 19711

Duration: 12 Months Contract

Schedule: 8 Hours/Day, 5 Days/Week

Shift: Days (06:00 AM - 02:30 PM), One Weekend Monthly

Job Summary

• The candidate will be a member of the General Toxicology group in an AAALAC-accredited, GLP-compliant facility and responsible for conducting studies from protocol review to in-life data collection from rodents, addressing QA audit findings, and running reports within the guidelines/protocols/Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)s.

Job Responsibilities

• Humane care to laboratory rodents; careful handling/restraint of animals

• Test substance administration by various routes (e.g. diet, gavage, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, etc.)

• Body Weight, Food Consumption, holding for eye exams, other measurements and collection of biological samples as needed

• Blood (tail vein) and urine collection, clinical observations, and other in-life study functions

• Data collection manually and electronically (experience with Provantis Integrated Preclinical Software a plus)

• Collecting, recording, documenting and reporting results with a high degree of accuracy and precision in a timely manner

• Maintaining study data and related information in study files

• Communicating effectively with Study Directors, peers, supervisors, and attending veterinarian

• Understanding and following all relevant protocols, SOPs, GLPs, and safety guidelines

• Learning and refining new laboratory skills and techniques

• Assisting other technicians and completing other tasks as assigned

Requirements

• B.S. degree in animal science, biology or related science field with 2-5 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel and ability to learn other software/validated systems

• Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, an attention to detail, and commitment to quality

• Ability to work safely under specific time constraints, prioritize workload, use time productively, and work well independently or in a team setting

Physical Demands

• Employees must be able to lift, move, manipulate, and/or hold heavy objects up to 50 pounds. This includes work materials, equipment, animal cage racking systems, and/or transporting equipment on wheels.

• Must be able to perform procedures which require talking, hearing, standing, or sitting for long periods of time, entering data into a computer database(s), using appropriate instruments, reaching with hands and arms, working in narrow spaces, and wearing personal safety equipment (PPE) according to OSHA standards.

• Must be able to frequently hold rodent species firmly while utilizing fine motor skills.

Work Environment

• Most of the tasks required for this position will be conducting in a secured and locked animal vivarium. When entering the vivarium individuals must wear safety glasses with side shields, laboratory coats or scrubs, and shoe coverings. The use of a respirator (usually a particulate filtering mask) is required in areas/rooms where research animals are being housed or handled. Please note: If the employee had visited another animal facility on the same day as work, has had contact with companion-/pet-/wild-rodents, or had contact with snakes/reptiles/birds of prey that are fed rodents, the employee must shower and have a complete change of clothing prior to entering animal vivarium.

• Employees will be working individually and/or in groups in small animal housing rooms, examination rooms, or special purpose procedures rooms.

• Work in a research environment, which requires the use of sharp objects (e.g. needles) and working around mechanical parts such as rodent caging systems, watering systems, cage washing systems.

• Working with or near known or unknown toxic chemicals and/or biological hazards.

• The employee will work regularly with live animals requiring the use of appropriate PPE to prevent exposure to allergens, biohazards, and/or test material hazards.