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Form of workAbout the Department
Our Boston Research & Development hub, anchored in the greater Boston area, brings together the best minds in life science innovation. The teams located in facilities in Lexington, Watertown and Cambridge reflect the full R&D continuum, from early research through late-stage clinical development. Here, we are building for the future, creating a distinct R&D community based on collaboration, partnerships, and cutting-edge research across multiple modalities and therapeutic areas. We recognize that improving human health starts here and that patients rely on us. Our greater Boston R&D hub merges biotech speed and agility with large pharmaceutical company quality, resources, and stability, uniting the best of both worlds to develop new medicines for patients.
The team is comprised of collaborative, diverse and passionate people who have a true sense of pride in their work and are committed to helping others grow and develop their careers. You’ll also have a platform to engage with key stakeholders on a global scale throughout the entire pipeline process. And while changing the future of diabetes, obesity and MASH is no easy task, we also recognize the importance of an enjoyable workplace, which is why we’ve cultivated a culture of fun, ingenuity and innovation. And our competitive compensation package and support of a healthy work-life balance all add to a best-in-class employee experience. We are changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?
The Position
Provide complex technical support for research activities in multiple in vivo & in vitro projects focused on expedited evaluation & the clinical translation of therapies for the relevant research area. This position will be responsible for experimental planning, execution, & analyses with limited supervisor support.
Relationships
Reports to the Director, In Vivo Pharmacology.
This position will interact with team members and other research groups at Novo Nordisk Research, as well as global internal stakeholders and external research collaborators.
Essential Functions
- Hands-on experimental effort
- Designs and conducts in vivo and in vitro research studies
- Independently leads the development and implementation of assays to support research projects
- Interpret and properly document experimental data
- Ensures data integrity and documentation through maintenance of laboratory notebooks and ensuring data and results are entered into the electronic notebook in a timely manner
- May have responsibility for specific method or study
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Works in a team-focused environment to ensure progress of global research projects
- Works with team to ensure better practice sharing and implementation within the lab
- Supports business goals, shares learnings, knowledge and skills, and cross-functional teamwork
- Occasionally provides assistance to other technical staff
- May mentor junior staff
- Scientific input & guidance
- Independently executes experiments and performs data analyses of moderate complexity
- Correctly interprets data and make recommendations for next steps
- Responsible for developing, optimizing & drafting protocols for methods of moderate complexity with limited input from supervisor
- Contributes to formal study reports & study protocol drafting & review
- Supports development and management of research protocols in support of multiple Drug Discovery efforts
- Presents findings at the scientist, department, and site-level
- Manages personal experimental timelines
Physical Requirements
0-10% overnight travel required. Ability to lift 50lbs.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma required
- 10+ years’ experience required. With a Vocational Degree or Associates degree, 6+ years’ relevant experience required. With a Bachelor’s degree, 4+ years’ relevant experience of a Master’s Degree with no industry or post-graduate experience can be considered
- Relevant Experience includes:
- Collecting data and accurately maintaining laboratory notebooks required
- Track record of organizing and performing experiments of moderate complexity and performing at a moderate level of independence
- Computer proficiency and the ability and desire to learn new software programs
- Relevant required experience includes: subject matter expertise
- Preferred experience includes: subject matter preferred experience
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.
Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
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