Associate Scientist, In Vivo Immuno-Pharmacology

Company: EMD Millipore
Location: Billerica
Posted on: June 6, 2021

Job Description:

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Associate Scientist, In Vivo Immuno-Pharmacology

A career with EMD Serono is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 57,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in healthcare, life science and electronics. For more than 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others. EMD Serono is a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

Your Role:

EMD Serono is seeking an Associate Scientist to add to their team in Billerica, MA. The Associate Scientist will help to drive early drug discovery projects in immuno-oncology by conducting in vivo pharmacology studies in murine tumor models.

Responsibilities:

• Directly enable the conduct of in vivo tumor efficacy and PK/PD studies for novel biological and small molecule agents using preclinical murine tumor models
• Provide technical assistance on additional immune readouts (i.e., FACS-based immunophenotyping, T cell activation assays, ELISA)
• Work with cell/tissue culture and isolate human primary cells
• Document all study results in the form of electronic laboratory notebook reports
• Follow and promote safety instructions and regulations according to Quality Management Standards

Who you are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, or other Scientific discipline

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years or Master's degree with 1+ years of hands on laboratory experience with small animals: mice and rat experimentation, preferably in a CRO or pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical company
• Demonstrated expertise in the handling of mice and rats, ability to prepare formulations, ability to administer compounds via various routes (IV, PO, IP)
• Ability to collect blood and various tissue samples for analysis and necropsy
• Experience with murine syngeneic tumor models, including orthotopic tumor implantation
• Experience with mammalian cell culture and human primary cell isolation
• Proficiency in data collection/documentation in an electronic notebook format
• Experience running multi-parameter flow cytometry analysis, ELISPOT, or ELISA is highly desirable
• Excellent communication, both verbal and written
• Well organized and detail-oriented; able to adhere to tight timelines
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Forward-thinking and creative with high ethical standards

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Job Requisition ID: 219214

Location: Billerica

Career Level: C - Professional (1-3 years)

Working time model: full-time

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US Disclosure

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