Research Associate- I

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.

Responsibilities

• Applicant must be experienced with animal handling and be competent in basic laboratory skills.
• Candidate would be responsible for the planning and execution of in vivo studies in support of bacterial vaccine and monoclonal antibody R&D utilizing a variety of laboratory animals according to the company s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee guidelines.
• The ideal applicant will be able to perform daily routine tasks efficiently and accurately, and is willing to learn new techniques.
• Key responsibilities of the positions involve dosing and infection by various routes of administration, bleeding (interim and terminal), small animal surgery and harvesting of tissues for bacterial quantitation.
• Calculating study endpoints, summarizing and recording data, and reporting of results would be required.
• In addition to having strong in vivo skills, the candidate would ideally possess basic in vitro laboratory skills encompassing microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry and immunology.
• BS, BA or MA in animal science, biology or related discipline required with a minimum of two years experience;
• Hands-on experience with animal studies in the vivarium setting;
• A current understanding of basic animal models of infection would be desired;
• Experience in basic in vitro laboratory skills (microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry and immunology) preferred;
• Experience with vaccine development including immunological assays preferred but not essential;
• Excellent computer, verbal and written communication skills;
• Works well in a Team environment, but has the ability to execute studies independently;
• Flexibility to travel between the Springhouse, PA (Home Base) and Raritan, NJ research facilities.

For more information, please contact

Sneha Shrivastava

Technical Recruiter (Clinical/Scientific)

Artech Information Systems LLC

360 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Suite 2000 | Morristown, NJ 07960

Office: 973.967.3348 | Fax: 973.998.2599

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