Senior Associate Scientist, Obesity Muscle & Metabolism

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Tarrytown, GA

1d • $80,300 - $131,100 • Onsite

About The Position

The Obesity, Muscle and Metabolism group is seeking an enthusiastic Associate Scientist to advance our exciting discovery and translational programs focused on metabolic disease, skeletal muscle biology, and energy balance. The successful candidate will drive hands-on experimental work in cellular and in vivo systems, develop robust assays, and collaborate across biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and data science to generate decision-making data for pipeline programs. This is a lab-focused role suited for an experienced bench scientist with a strong foundation in metabolic biology. Depending on level, you will independently execute studies, contribute to study design, and influence project strategy. You will work across adipose and muscle biology, insulin signaling, mitochondrial function, and physiological readouts pertinent to obesity and related metabolic disorders.

Requirements

• In Vivo experience.
• BS or MS in Cell Biology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3+ years of laboratory experience, preferably working with mouse models.
• Experience designing and executing metabolic studies in rodent models of obesity including indirect calorimetry, glucose and insulin tolerance testing, assessing food intake and body composition
• Competence with data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Prism, R, or Python and sound understanding of experimental design and statistics.
• Excellent presentation, time management, and collaborative skills.

Nice To Haves

• Tissue culture, western blotting, ELISA and flow cytometry experience in various cell lines.
• Histologic experience with metabolic tissues including liver, skeletal muscle, pancreas and brain.

Responsibilities

• Support or lead in vivo studies in rodent models of obesity, insulin resistance, and muscle dysfunction including compound dosing, tissue collection, and metabolic phenotyping
• Conduct follow-up analysis of metabolic tissues from in vivo studies using qPCR, western blotting, immunohistochemistry and RNAScope
• Design, execute, and troubleshoot in vitro experiments in primary and immortalized cell models of adipocytes and myotubes including differentiation, stimulation, and compound testing.
• Analyze and interpret data using appropriate statistical methods and clearly communicate findings in written reports and presentations
• Maintain meticulous electronic lab notebooks, SOPs, and assay documentation to ensure data integrity and reproducibility

Benefits

• health and wellness programs (including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance)
• fitness centers
• 401(k) company match
• family support benefits
• equity awards
• annual bonuses
• paid time off
• paid leaves (e.g., military and parental leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree