Biologist - Neuroscience Research

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Biologist-Neuroscience Research

Company Overview

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 39,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. #WeAreLilly

Responsibilities

Lilly is passionate about the discovery, development and commercialization of potential new medicines that will impact and improve the lives of patients. Our Neuroscience Next Generation Therapeutics team is an innovation-focused organization striving to identify, develop and apply the most cutting-edge technologies to deliver maximum benefit to our patients. Are you looking to be part of a growing, driven team where you will help to progress new therapeutic approaches toward clinical development and commercialization? Oligonucleotide-based therapies and other novel modalities represent an existing avenue of research toward development of the next generation of therapies.

The Next Generation Therapeutics group is a newly formed team with a focus on using novel therapeutic modalities to deliver medicines for chronic pain and neurodegenerative disorders. The group, based at our Cambridge Innovation Center in Kendall Square, will work with internal and external partners to identify and deliver new novel therapies into patients at speed. The team is seeking experienced and inspiring scientists to join our fast-paced, interdisciplinary team as we leverage innovative RNA/oligonucleotide/gene and genomic based therapeutic modalities to enhance our portfolio.

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• General laboratory assistance, including ordering and receiving lab supplies, preparation of reagents, and maintain laboratory equipment
• Contribute to development, validation, and performing histological protein detection assays (including antibody evaluation and characterization) and other fit-for-purpose neuropathological assays to evaluate in vivo efficacy of therapeutic agents
• Perform histological lab techniques including, but not limited to tissues grossing, processing, paraffin embedding, tissue sectioning, routine and special tissue staining, and image analysis.
• Contribute to development, implementation, and execution of complex immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF), and RNAscope based assays
• Provide conceptual input into experimental design, integrated data analysis and communication of results to scientific teams and management
• Accurate recording of all practical work: completion of electronic notebook to Lilly procedure quality standards
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations
• Assist in troubleshoot technical challenges and provide scientific/technical input to project teams
• Provide written and verbal communication of work in lab reports and team meetings
• Report on-site, in the lab, 5 days a week
• Design, execute experiments and perform data analysis

Minimum Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Neuroscience, biological sciences or related fields

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Previous experience in neuroscience research and/or oligonucleotide drug discovery is strongly preferred
• Familiar with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and analytical software associated with methods.
• Excellent communication skills and efficiency in collaborating across functional boundaries and in team environment
• Track record of delivering neuropathology-based outcomes
• Hands-on experience in tissue sectioning (including formalin fixed paraffin embedded [FFPE] and frozen tissue sectioning), immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and in situ hybridization (including multiplexed formats using automated equipment [Leica]), light microscopy and fluorescence microscopy (including Aperio slide scanners)
• Ability to adapt and exercise flexibility for changing platform needs, workflows and projects.
• Experience in processing, organizing, analyzing and visualizing data and information from disparate sources and ability to extract insight from data
• Ability to craft, execute and interpret experiments independently, and to advance scientific understanding.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong organization skills, attention to detail, critical thinking, multitasking, desire to learn new techniques and contribute to cutting-edge projects in a fast-paced working environment
• Knowledge of relevant image analysis software packages: HALO, HALO-AI, ImageScope, GraphPad Prism etc.

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