Scientist, Laboratory Animal Resources

MSD•Boston, MA

21h•$98,000 - $154,300•Hybrid

About The Position

The Scientist position under the guidance of Laboratory Animal Manager and Director will provide study support and world class animal care to impact drug development and discovery and improve human health. This position will be Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:00pm with rotating weekends and holidays. Study support may include: Performing Animal Handling Compound Administration (All routes) In-Life Blood Sampling Necropsy Sampling and Tissue Collection Animal Health Observation, Clinical Scoring, Data Collection, and Data Management Research Equipment Use and Maintenance Pre, Peri, and Post-Operative Surgical Care Responsibilities include understanding and executing in vivo studies including collaborating with researchers, conduct laboratory procedures in compliance with established protocols/plans and with regulatory and laboratory requirements and document experimental data including activities undertaken, existing conditions, observed results and variation from expected data patterns. Perform animal health checks including some weekends and holidays, assist in surgery with pre, post and peri-operative care, provide husbandry oversite on some weekends including room checks and emergency facility issues, engage in safety inspections and provide insight for safety initiatives, learn new in-vivo procedures as needed or requested. The ideal candidate should be team oriented, value workplace collaboration and can work with minimal to no supervision.

Requirements

BS in Biology, Veterinary Medicine, life sciences or related in vivo field
Minimum of 2 years' hands-on experience in a Research in vivo field
Accountability
Animal Care
Animal Handling
Animal Science
Animal Welfare
Biological Research
Blood Specimen Collection
Detail-Oriented
Ethical Standards
In Vivo Studies
Laboratory Animal Medicine
Mouse Handling
Perioperative Care
Preoperative Care
Rodents
Tissue Collection

Nice To Haves

AAALAS certification
Experience with rodent surgery techniques

Responsibilities

Performing Animal Handling
Compound Administration (All routes)
In-Life Blood Sampling
Necropsy Sampling and Tissue Collection
Animal Health Observation, Clinical Scoring, Data Collection, and Data Management
Research Equipment Use and Maintenance
Pre, Peri, and Post-Operative Surgical Care
understanding and executing in vivo studies including collaborating with researchers
conduct laboratory procedures in compliance with established protocols/plans and with regulatory and laboratory requirements and document experimental data including activities undertaken, existing conditions, observed results and variation from expected data patterns.
Perform animal health checks including some weekends and holidays
assist in surgery with pre, post and peri-operative care
provide husbandry oversite on some weekends including room checks and emergency facility issues
engage in safety inspections and provide insight for safety initiatives
learn new in-vivo procedures as needed or requested.