Toxicology Associate Scientist

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Title:
General Toxicology Associate Scientist
Weekly Schedule (how many hours/days): 8-hours per day 5-days a week; one weekend monthly Shift: Days: 06:00 am - 2:30 pm
Location:
Newark/DE/USA/19711
Duration: 12 months contract


Job Summary

The candidate will be a member of the General Toxicology group in an AAALAC-accredited, GLP-compliant facility and responsible for conducting studies from protocol review to in-life data collection from rodents, addressing QA audit findings, and running reports within the guidelines/protocols/Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) s.

Job Responsibilities The duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Humane care to laboratory rodents; careful handling/restraint of animals

• Test substance administration by various routes (e.g. diet, gavage, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, etc.)
• Body Weight, Food Consumption, holding for eye exams, other measurements and collection of biological samples as needed

• Blood (tail vein) and urine collection, clinical observations, and other in-life study functions

• Data collection manually and electronically (experience with Provantis Integrated Preclinical Software a plus)

• Collecting, recording, documenting and reporting results with a high degree of accuracy and precision in a timely manner

• Maintaining study data and related information in study files

• Communicating effectively with Study Directors, peers, supervisors, and attending veterinarian

• Understanding and following all relevant protocols, SOPs, GLPs, and safety guidelines

• Learning and refining new laboratory skills and techniques

• Assisting other technicians and completing other tasks as assigned


Requirements

• B.S. degree in animal science, biology or related science field with 2-5 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel and ability to learn other software/validated systems

• Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, an attention to detail, and commitment to quality

• Ability to work safely under specific time constraints, prioritize workload, use time productively, and work well independently or in a team setting Physical Demands

• Employees must be able to lift, move, manipulate, and/or hold heavy objects up to 50 pounds. This includes work materials, equipment, animal cage racking systems, and/or transporting equipment on wheels.

• Must be able to perform procedures which require talking, hearing, standing, or sitting for long periods of time, entering data into a computer database(s), using appropriate instruments, reaching with hands and arms, working in narrow spaces, and wearing personal safety equipment (PPE) according to OSHA standards.

• Must be able to frequently hold rodent species firmly while utilizing fine motor skills. Work Environment

• Most of the tasks required for this position will be conducting in a secured and locked animal vivarium. When entering the vivarium individuals must wear safety glasses with side shields, laboratory coats or scrubs, and shoe coverings. The use of a respirator (usually a particulate filtering mask) is required in areas/rooms where research animals are being housed or handled.

Please note:

If the employee had visited another animal facility on the same day as work, has had contact with companion-/pet-/wild-rodents, or had contact with snakes/reptiles/birds of prey that are fed rodents, the employee must shower and have a complete change of clothing prior to entering animal vivarium.

• Employees will be working individually and/or in groups in small animal housing rooms, examination rooms, or special purpose procedures rooms.

• Work in a research environment, which requires the use of sharp objects…