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Associate Scientist, In Vivo Biology

Employer
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
Location
San Diego County, California, US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jun 17, 2021

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Sector
Academic / Research
Field
Conservation science
Discipline
Biology
Salary Type
Salary
Employment Type
Full time
The Position

Arrowhead is seeking a highly motivated biologist to join our growing Research Department at our San Diego site. The successful candidate will be joining a team dedicated to discovering, developing and translating novel drug targets.

Responsibilities:
  • Perform in vivo studies and ex vivo analysis to facilitate drug discovery and development in various diseases
  • Establish new preclinical disease models
  • Perform gene expression and functional analysis by various methods
  • Participate in new target identification and validation
  • Read and apply relevant scientific literature to projects to troubleshoot and solve problems
  • Present research findings to project teams and prepare technical reports
  • Maintain a high level of productivity in the lab and perform critical experiments

Requirements:
  • BS and/or MS in biology related field
  • Extensive experience with small animal handling
  • Experience with sample collection / tissue collection
  • Excellent record keeping and experience in data analysis, graphing and presentation
  • Ability to work independently and to handle multiple projects and deadlines
  • Demonstrated innovation, creativity and resilience in problem solving
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Self-motivated team player with the ability to thrive in a fast paced, multi-disciplinary, matrixed environment

Preferred:
  • Experience with CNS surgeries and/or drug administration locally in CNS
  • Preclinical disease model development in the context of drug discovery
  • Experience with animal dose administration and surgical procedures

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