Senior Technician, In Vivo Pharmacology

Company:   Eli Lilly

Industry:- Private

Employment Type:-  Full-time

Work Hours:-  8 Hours

Locations:- USA

Full Job Description:

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Loxo@Lilly aims to create medicines that make life better for all those affected by cancer around the world. Bringing together the focus and spirit of biotech with the scale, resources, and heritage of Lilly, our team is focused on rapidly delivering impactful new medicines for people with cancer. Our approach centers on creating oncology medicines that unequivocally show early signs of clinical activity and will matter to patients.  We intend to curate a balanced pipeline of medicines, either internally or externally discovered, with the potential to treat cancer with dramatic effect.  Loxo@Lilly was created in December 2019, combining the Lilly Oncology organization and Loxo Oncology, which was acquired by Lilly in early 2019.  Loxo@Lilly is a global organization with team members in Louisville, Colorado; Indianapolis, Indiana; New York City, New York; San Diego, California; South San Francisco, California; Stamford, Connecticut; and Madrid, Spain.

Position Summary:

The Senior Technician will conduct in vivo pharmacological experiments using assays relevant to the development of therapeutics for oncology. The candidate will perform experiments and will provide technical support for studies executed within the In Vivo Pharmacology Group. The candidate will fill the AM technician role (first shift, 5:30 AM – 2:00 PM). They will assume primary responsibility for weekday morning dosing for all multiple-daily dosing studies. Candidate must be able to work independently and in close collaboration with scientific teams, multi-task effectively, and operate under direct technical supervision from the department manager.

Dosing, Formulation, Lab Support, Study Implementation, Conduct (90%)

  • Responsible for morning dosing events for ongoing IVPG studies
  • Execute in vivo studies that require basic animal handling techniques for rats and mice, observation skills, tumor cell implantation, all dosing techniques (PO, IP, SQ, IM, and IV), and necropsy skills.
  • Overtime dosing support of oncology studies on holidays and weekends
  • Assistance with dosing time points, formulation of IVPG compounds, and necropsy of studies conducted by other IVPG members.
  • Routine lab maintenance and upkeep including but not limited to lab waste management, preparation of compound vials and gavage needles, compound ordering, and maintenance of lab supplies.
  • Responsible for compliance with animal care and use protocols and compliance with laboratory research and animal care and handling procedures
  • Adherence to good research practices, SOPs, and notebook documentation standards

Study Analysis/Follow-Up (10%):

  • Basic data analysis for in vivo studies

Required:

  • Associate or bachelor’s degree in animal science, biology, or related field

The ideal candidate will also have:

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Senior Technician, In Vivo Pharmacology