In Vivo Biologist II (12 month contract)- Indianapolis, IN

Company Overview:

ATL, A Bureau Veritas Company is a professional services organization with an ever-broadening service portfolio to support FDA-regulated products and companies worldwide. Providing scientific, engineering, and regulatory laboratory services, we seamlessly leverage our expertise within the consumer product goods, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. 

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, we are a highly profitable and nimble entrepreneurial organization comprised of nearly 500 experts who work throughout the United States. Anchored by the mission to add value to our clients throughout all stages of the product life cycle, we are the most desired business partner for our Fortune 500 clients.
 
Perks & Benefits at ATL:

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability paid by Employer
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Employee Discount Program
• Wellness Program
• Career Mobility & Ongoing Development

Position Summary:

The In Vivo Biologist II is responsible for leading multiple animal studies including but not limited to in-vivo animal handling skills and dosing.  Designing, and collecting behavioral data and presenting analyzed results.

What You’ll Do:

• Support multiple in vivo animal studies.
• Demonstrate exceptional ability to work with fellow lab/team members in order to schedule, coordinate, and execute high-quality in vivo studies
• Communicate with senior pharmacologist and other lab/team members regarding study activity, scheduling, and/or findings
• Design and conduct of rodent (mouse and rat) in vivo pharmacology studies
• Plan the study in collaboration with the senior pharmacologist
• Be able to carry out Randomize, blind, formulate, dosing of test compounds to study animals using the following mythologies PO, Subcutaneous (SC), Intramuscular (IM), Intravenous (IV), Intraperitoneal (IP)
• Collect behavioral data of various modalities (manual observation and automated)
• Independently document clinical observations, video behavioral imaging, dosing times, dosing volume, bleeding times, body weights, food consumption and unscheduled events
• Collect fluid and tissue samples (plasma, Central Spinal Fluid, other tissues) at study termination and for larger studies conducting by other scientists
• Is able to train newer associate in animal handling, dosing and video behavioral monitoring
• Development new video behavioral modeling/scoring
• Process, label, and deliver samples for analysis internally and externally
• Analyze data, graphically representing data and statistically analyzing data
• Record data in notebook, presenting in laboratory/project meetings
• Demonstrates aseptic procedures
• Prepare animals for surgery, monitors animals for pain during and post-surgery and administers proper anesthetic
• Conducts various surgical models, including nerve ligation
• Demonstrates command of rodent dissection and prosection
• Coordinates all preparations for the conduct of necropsies and demonstrates proficient dissection techniques
• Delivers high-quality tissue samples

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree in related scientific field
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience with animal handling and dosing experience
• Develop Animal behavior video monitoring, data collection, data analysis and data presentation
• Demonstrated proficiency in dosing and handling mice and rats.
• Skilled in sample collection (plasma, Central Spinal Fluid, tissue dissection) and sample preparation.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Flexibility and adaptability to a changing work environment with changing priorities.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills.
• Skilled in small animal surgical techniques.
• Experience conducting pain-related behavioral pharmacology studies in mice and/or rats.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to document experiments clearly and according to Good Research Practice principles.
• Interest / aptitude in Machine Learning.  
• Ensures full compliance with all regulations, including understanding and following all Animal Care and Use protocols.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted in lieu of above.

AT ATL, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. ATL strongly supports diversity in the workplace.