Senior Scientist Neuroinflammation, In Vivo Pharmacology (contract)

Description

Senior Scientist Neuroinflammation, In Vivo Pharmacology

Summary:

The Inflammation & Immunology Research Unit (I&I RU) at Pfizer in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Scientist to join its in vivo pharmacology team. The Senior Scientist will bring expertise in in vivo models of neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases and will be responsible for designing, conducting, and supporting mechanistic studies involving in vivo, in vitro, and ex vivo approaches.

Responsibilities:

• Provide in vivo pharmacology expertise in in vivo models of neurodegenerative diseases, ex vivo analyses, and autoimmunity
• Develop, implement, and conduct in vivo efficacy studies and contribute to the mechanistic understanding of preclinical neuroinflammation-related studies
• Execute preclinical mouse in vivo studies in the neuroinflammation/neurodegeneration space, including the establishment of new mouse models
• Contribute to the mechanistic understanding of in vivo results by supporting ex vivo and in vitro analyses
• Analyze, interpret, upload, and present data in project team meetings
• Serve as a resource to explore new avenues for preclinical research in neurodegeneration
• Collaborate with preclinical in vivo team members as well as other Pfizer colleagues from within and outside of the Inflammation and Immunology department
• Interact with outside contract research organizations (CROs) and academic collaborators

Qualifications:

• PhD, OR Master's degree with 2+ years of experience, OR Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience in the in vivo neuroinflammation and/or neurodegeneration scientific space
• Working knowledge of biopharmaceutical research and drug discovery
• Hands-on experience with immunohistology, transcriptomic and proteomic methods, and cell culture techniques
• Hands-on in vivo expertise, including mouse brain delivery techniques and rodent brain dissection
• Decision and action-oriented, with a high level of autonomy
• Excellent communication and analysis skills- ability to compute complex information to a conclusion and recommendations

Location/Schedule:

• This is a fully onsite role in Cambridge, MA
• Monday - Friday; 40 hours per week

Please note contractors are engaged to provide services to Pfizer on a temporary basis in connection with a specific assignment. Contractors are hired and employed through Atrium, our third-party payrolling partner.

This job posting is for a temporary role as an employee of Atrium on assignment at Pfizer. The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of Atrium; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by Atrium upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting. The actual pay rate will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, location and/or being pursued and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition, this role will be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements.