Associate Scientist

We are seeking an enthusiastic, collaborative Associate Scientist to join our In Vivo Pharmacology Team in the Oncology Therapeutic Area in Thousand Oaks, CA.

location: Newbury Park, California
job type: Contract
salary: $29.00 - 33.44 per hour
work hours: 9 to 5
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

• In this vital role you will be supporting the group by performing procedures on laboratory rodents such as handling, dosing (via multiple routes), clinical health assessments, and biologic sample collection.
• Additional tasks will include assisting with in vivo research models for a variety of programs.
• Well-suited applicants will have broad laboratory and rodent training, deep scientific curiosity and a positive approach working in highly dynamic, team-based research environment.
• The successful candidate will also be responsible for review and compliance with all applicable SOPs, business practices and company policies.

qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field and 3+ years of laboratory-based research experience in academic or industrial labs.
• Experience handling and performing basic manipulations with laboratory rodents.
• Highly motivated, collaborative and with excellent attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with rodent dosing via multiple routes (oral gavage preferred).
• Familiarity with oncology disease models.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated technical aptitude and a strong work ethic.
• Organizational and notebook/record keeping skills.
• Work effectively in a highly collaborative and dynamic research environment.
• Computer literacy, e.g., GraphPad Prism, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

skills: MS-WORD, MS-EXCEL, MS-Powerpoint, GLP (Good Laboratory Practice), Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Qualified applicants in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County's Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers.

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.