General Toxicology Associate Scientist

Details
Job Posting ID: CTVAJP00008478
Job Posting Title: General Toxicology Associate Scientist
Description: Job Summary
The Associate Investigator is a member of the General Toxicology group in our AAALAC-accredited and GLP-compliant facility. The Associate investigator will be responsible for conducting studies which includes protocol reviews, in-life data collection (both electronically and written), collecting biological samples, and performing procedures according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).


•Pay Rate – $30.00 / hour
• Weekly Schedule (how many hours/days): 8-hours per day 5-days a week; one weekend monthly
• Shift: Days: 06:00a - 2:30p

Job Responsibility
The duties include, but are not limited to the following:
• Ensure the welfare of laboratory rodents in the testing facility.
• Uphold study integrity.
• Careful handling/restraint of laboratory rodents.
• Test material administration by various routes of exposure, e.g. dietary, oral gavage, intraperitoneal injection, subcutaneous injection.
• Determining and recording animal body weights, clinical observations, holding for eye exams, and other in-life study functions.
• Collecting biological samples which can include, urine, feces, and blood (tail venipuncture).
• Data collection using manual and electronic methods (including Provantis and Microsoft software systems).
• Collecting, recording, documenting, and reporting results with a high degree of accuracy and precision in a timely manner.
• Understanding and following all relevant SOPs, GLPs, and safety guidelines.
• Learning and refining new laboratory skills as applicable.
• Maintaining study records and data in in a well-organized manner.
• Communicating effectively with Study Directors, Supervisors, attending Veterinarians, and other relevant staff members within the company.
• Assisting other Associates and completing other tasks as assigned.
• Working weekends, holidays, and or external hours on a rotating schedule.

Job Requirements
• B.S. degree in animal science, biology, or related field or an equivalent of a combination of applicable work experience and higher education.
• 2-5 Years of relevant experience. - How much experience - minimum of 2 years, could take someone out of College with an animal science background.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team setting with minimal supervision.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software programs.

Physical Demands
• Employees must be able to lift, move, manipulate, and/or hold heavy objects up to 50 pounds. This includes work materials, equipment, animal cage racking systems, and/or transporting equipment on wheels.
• Must be able to perform procedures which require talking, hearing, standing, or sitting for long periods of time, entering data into a computer database(s), using appropriate instruments, reaching with hands and arms, working in narrow spaces, and wearing personal safety equipment (PPE) according to Corteva Agriscience's and/or OSHA standards.
• Must be able to frequently hold rodent species firmly while utilizing fine motor skills.

Work Environment
• Most of the tasks required for this position will be conducting in a secured and locked animal vivarium. When entering the vivarium individuals must wear safety glasses with side shields, laboratory coats or scrubs, and shoe coverings. The use of a respirator (usually a particulate filtering mask) is required in areas/rooms where research animals are being housed or handled. Please note: If the employee had visited another animal facility on the same day as work, has had contact with companion-/pet-/wild-rodents, or had contact with snakes/reptiles/birds of prey that are fed rodents, the employee must shower and have a complete change of clothing prior to entering Corteva Agriscience’s animal vivarium.
• Employees will be working individually and/or in groups in small animal housing rooms, examination rooms, or special purpose procedures rooms.
• Work in a research environment, which requires the use of sharp objects (e.g. needles) and working around mechanical parts such as rodent caging systems, watering systems, cage washing systems.
• Working with or near known or unknown toxic chemicals and/or biological hazards.
• The employee will work regularly with live animals requiring the use of appropriate PPE to prevent exposure to allergens, biohazards, and/or test material hazards.