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.