Website Artech LLC
Artech LLC
Company : Artech LLC
Role: Biologist II
Location: South San Francisco, CA
Duration: 12 months with possible extension
Role Overview:
Required Experience and Skills:
• Experience working with small laboratory animals with hands-on experience in in-vivo dosing, bleeding, tissue collection and handling techniques.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: oncology , cardio metabolic disease and biologics model.
• The individual will perform experiments in the laboratory with minimal guidance and supervision in the execution of complex in vivo studies to support the pipeline.
• The successful candidate will also possess a strong sense of intellectual curiosity to expand their technical expertise, as well as effective written and interpersonal communication skills to collaborate across functional areas.
• Ability to work flexibly in a dynamic team environment.
• Works independently and is able to simultaneously handle a diverse workload with strong organizational and time management skills.
• The ideal candidate should be team oriented, value workplace partnership and can work with minimal to no supervision.
Quals–
Education:
• Associate degree with 3+ years , or Bachelor’s Degree with 2 or more years of relevant experience in biology and animal sciences, or Master’s Degree with 1 or more year of relevant invivo experience, in chemical biology, molecular and cellular biology, pharmacology, biology, or other relevant scientific discipline
• Additional years of relevant industry experience(in-vivo experience) is preferred.
Department summary:
Study support may include:
• Performing or training of staff on animal handling.
• Compound administration
• Dosing (All routes)
• Sampling
• Tissue collection
• Animal ordering
• Clinical observations
• Understanding and executing in vivo studies including collaborating with researchers, obtaining formulated diets, monitoring and maintaining equipment.
• Assist with perioperative care, provide husbandry oversite on weekends including room checks and emergency facility issues.
• In-vivo dosing, bleeding, animal veterinary care and handling of small laboratory animals during a shifted workweek that includes the weekend.
• Scientific curiosity, analytical mindset with a drive to own a project to understand biology, mechanism of action and drive it through the discovery pipeline.
• Ability to work independently in executing tightly controlled experiments, analyzing data, and presenting to teams.
• Effective communicator, having people skills and being able to work as a team player and working effectively in a matrixed environment.