Senior Associate Scientist - Behavioral Pharmacology

You will design and conduct in vivo rodent behavior experiments that generate high quality data to support project teams across multiple Neuroscience disease indications including, but not limited to, neuropathic pain, neurodegenerative disease, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The candidate will be required to work both independently and in a multidisciplinary team setting to ensure timely completion of studies and is expected to present experimental findings at internal meetings and through written reports. Good communication skills and ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary scientific discovery settings.

• Design and conduct rodent behavior experiments to determine analgesic of novel therapeutic candidates
• Multi-task, work as part of a team, and possess proven skills to adapt and quickly learn new techniques in a dynamic drug discovery environment
• Interact with all levels of management, technical and scientific personnel to develop models and technology for discovery and preclinical product advancement
• Order supplies, animals, and equipment and prepare experimental reagents

Hands on experience with technical methods utilized in nociception studies is required, as is familiarity with nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain models, and behavioral pain assessment assays including von Frey, Randal-Selitto, Hargreaves, and formalin

We are seeking a highly motivated and productive Senior Research Associate to join our Behavioral Pharmacology team. Under minimal supervision, the successful candidate for this position will contribute to projects aimed at pharmacological characterization of novel biopharmaceutical agents.