Senior Associate Scientist

Senior Associate Scientist Posted Date: Aug 22, 2025 Duration: 6 Months, Contract Shift(s): 08:00 - 16:00 Salary ($): 42.08 - 43.41 per Hourly (compensation based on experience and qualifications) We care about you! Explore Rangam's benefits information Talk to our Recruiter Name: Satnam Singh Email: ... Phone: ... Description Rangam is seeking candidates for a Contract role as a Senior Associate Scientist with our client Pfizer , one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. Seeking candidates in La Jolla, CA or willing to relocate. Work Schedule : Sunday thru Thursday 6-month assignment This position is in La Jolla, CA in our rodent only facility supporting Oncology research. Position Summary As part of the Comparative Medicine (CM) team, you will provide direct technical support to partners in Research and Development in the delivery of projects by the completion of experiments, procedures, protocols or studies involving animal models. You will be responsible for organizing and delivering study support needed on a daily basis as defined by CM Management and research partners and will work with other colleagues in the efficient conduct of techniques and therefore contribute significantly to the advancement of 3Rs. You will also be responsible for maintaining inventory of animal supplies and provide basic technical assistance (i.e., restraint, anesthesia, injections, blood collections etc.) in support of research studies. Position Responsibilities Support the project teams in both Research and Development by performing in vivo technical procedures in the conduct of experiments and protocols and by collecting, recording and exporting data in the delivery of studies. Interact with the key in vivo contacts in project teams to understand their needs, engaging them in a flexible and constructive manner. Contribute to operational excellence by the collation of metrics showing the efficient delivery of support across projects teams, including alignment with colleagues in CM in the delivery of technical support and its associated metrics when required. Provide support in basic veterinary medical treatment as prescribed by the veterinary staff. Maintains appropriate records in compliance with regulatory and departmental standards, this may include maintaining animal study related records and ensuring flawless animal care and welfare in conducting research studies. Operate and maintain laboratory equipment's. Organizational Relationships As part of the Comparative Medicine (CM) team, you will work with extended team members including the CM operations, veterinary, science and technology and research unit colleagues and scientists. Education And Experience BS with 2-3 years of in vivo experience in pharmaceuticals or related field. AALAS certification preferred. Technical Skills Requirements Required: Basic handing of animals (rodents); In vivo techniques including dosing of animals, collection and processing of blood samples; tissue collection, recording data and basic analysis using Excel and Word. Preferred: Tumor cell implantation, tumor volume measurements in vivo imaging and anesthesia set-up. Physical Position Requirements Fit testing to work in a Vivarium Hard Skills Animal handling, dosing and blood collections experience (PO, IP and SubQ) Invio experimentation (Mice) Interview: Via Teams Possibly on-site interview Sunshine Act Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative. EEO & Employment Eligibility It is the policy of Rangam Consultants, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to any legally protected status such as race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. To find out more about Rangam and this role, click the apply button.