Website The Fountain Group LLC
The Fountain Group LLC
Company : The Fountain Group LLC
Pay: $40.32/Hour
Duration: 2 years
Overview:
- Independently initiates and completes routine in vivo studies efficiently, with minimal supervision. Interprets experimental outcomes and recommends appropriate follow-up.
- Demonstrates technical proficiency supporting the development and validation of rodent models for cardiometabolic diseases.
- Applies basic scientific principles with minimal guidance; performs literature searches and extracts relevant information from published protocols.
- Proposes new ideas and technologies, builds support, and implements improvements based on scientific and technical expertise. and an understanding of the drug discovery and development process.
- Independently operates and maintains laboratory equipment and troubleshoots issues effectively.
- Communicates work effectively, both orally and in writing; contributes to protocols, procedures, and technical reports; and provides input for scientific reports.
- Records, analyzes, and reports data with a high level of integrity and ethical conduct.
- Complies with applicable regulations and performs all work safely; maintains accurate records in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and policies.
Skills:
- Contributes to design and execution of in vivo studies relevant to cardio-renal metabolic diseases (kidney injury, cardiovascular and metabolic driven cardio-renal dysfunction.)
- Perform dosing procedures (oral gavage, IP/IV/SC injections), physiological monitoring, and sample collection (blood, urine, tissues).
- Conduct functional assessments, such as blood pressure measurements, echocardiography support, telemetry, metabolic cage studies, and renal function assays.
- Process and analyze biological samples, including histology, biomarker assays, qPCR, ELISA, and other molecular or biochemical readouts.
- Maintain high-quality documentation, including study protocols, animal records, raw data, and reports compliant with internal and regulatory standards.
- Collaborate cross functionally with pharmacology, pathology, bioanalytics, and therapeutic area biology teams to interpret data and refine study designs.
- Ensure compliance with IACUC protocols, ethical animal care standards, and institutional guidelines.
- Contribute to scientific discussions, present data at team meetings, and support preparation of internal reports and external publications.
- Requires moderate physical activity to perform work in the vivarium and laboratory, including (but not limited to) standing for extended durations (>2 hours), working under a biosafety hood/cabinet for extended durations (>2 hours), bending, lifting (up to 20 lbs), squatting, pushing/pulling, and reaching. Also requires daily handling and restraint of small laboratory animals (rats, mice; >50 at a time), often within a specified timeframe.
- Requires use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including respiratory, eye, hand, and foot protection.
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree with 2-3 years of experience or Bachelor’s Degree with 3+ years of experience in related scientific discipline; pharmaceutical, biotechnology or CRO experience is highly desirable; non-PhD applicant required.
- Understanding of physiology, pharmacology, and disease mechanisms relevant to cardio renal biology.
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