Research Scientist I, Comparative Medicine, Emeryville, CA

More than 8 million lives are lost every year to infectious and tropical diseases. Within the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD) situated in the San Francisco Bay Area is dedicated to finding new therapies to treat and prevent a range of noncommunicable and infectious conditions, with an emphasis on global health diseases. With full access to NIBR know-how, NITD has a highly collaborative culture and maintains close links with academic centers of excellence and a broad range of philanthropic and governmental organizations around the globe (e.g., Wellcome Trust, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Medicines for Malaria Venture, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative and NIH). NITD is renowned for applying cutting-edge technologies to the discovery of high-quality clinical candidates for the treatment of global health diseases.<br><br>Job Description<br><br>Comparative Medicine (CM) provides high quality in vivo research work and support to enable drug discovery research and development. We are looking for a Research Scientist I in CM to coordinate and run in vivo research studies and projects to support the diverse and exciting project portfolio at NITD. The candidate should be action-oriented, skilled in experimental animal work, and possess a strong scientific background in order to provide a high level of animal husbandry and plan, design, coordinate and perform in vivo experiments with high technical and ethical standards. The role will require an ability to work independently as well as in close collaboration with CM colleagues, research scientists and the animal welfare group.<br><br>Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:<br><br>• Conduct room inspections to assess the animals’ health and cage environment as well as all related paperwork and record keeping.<br>• Perform and report clinical observations to required standards.<br>• Provide general husbandry as needed to include, for example, animal receiving and cage changes<br>• Designing, scheduling and executing in vivo studies in line with project needs and timelines. <br>• Closely interact with scientists to provide optimal support<br>•Continuously evaluate, implement, new techniques and scientific knowledge to ensure state-of-the-art in-vivo work.<br><br>[#video#https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo1vwtVPVA0{#400,300#}#/video#]