About the Role

The ideal candidate should have a passion for working with rodents and a drive to perform in vivo oncology pharmacology studies including micro-surgeries, compound administration and preparation of samples for ex vivo analysis. Hands-on background performing small animal imaging modalities such as PET/SPECT/uCT or in cell biology techniques is a plus. The successful candidate will work collaboratively as an integral part of global projects and be an active member of lab and project teams.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Develop and characterize novel in vivo oncology models
• Executing efficacy studies with cutting edge radioligand therapies
• Developing and delivering biodistribution studies and metabolites analysis
• Perform pre-clinical imaging studies including PET/SPECT/uCT
• Individually performing and/or supporting colleagues with various in vitro and ex vivo activities (e.g. cell culture, flow cytometry, IHC, immunofluorescence, PCR, Western blotting)

What you will bring to the role:

• Masters degree in pharmacology, cell biology, medical physics, bioengineering, biotechnology or related field or Bachelors degree with equivalent experience. Please note that for this position we do not require a PhD qualified candidate at this time.
• Practical work experience in biomedical research from an industry or academic laboratory
• Experience in performing animal studies (animal handling, drug application, sampling, animal welfare regulations, small laboratory animal surgery)
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently

Desirable requirements:

• Knowledge and experience of standard cell biology techniques is desirable: cell culture, IHC, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, quantitative real-time PCR, transfection, western blotting, etc.,
• Highly collaborative team player that enjoys working across multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Knowledge of cancer biology

Accessibility and accommodation:
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to inclusion.switzerland@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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Division
Biomedical Research

Business Unit
Pharma Research

Location
Switzerland

Site
Basel (City)

Company / Legal Entity
C028 (FCRS = CH028) Novartis Pharma AG

Functional Area
Research & Development

Job Type
Full time

Employment Type
Regular

Shift Work
No