Scientist I, Molecular Imaging

Role Summary

Scientist I, Molecular Imaging.

Responsibilities

• Provide experimental support for preclinical imaging studies (for PET and MRI) in rodents and large animals, including formulation and administration of radiotracer/contrast agent/compound, image data acquisition, blood sampling, metabolite analysis, fasting, animal setup and monitoring for and during imaging.
• Serve as a liaison between imaging team and comparative medicine regarding animal health and study coordination.
• Operate state of the art imaging systems, including a Mediso LFER 150 PET/CT, a Mediso Nanoscan, a Siemens Inveon PET/CT, and two Bruker MRI systems.
• Ensure optimal functioning of imaging equipment and serve as the liaison with vendors to facilitate instrument repair and preventative maintenance.
• Perform analysis of imaging data using specialized imaging software.
• Conduct and interpret literature searches to aid in the understanding and improvement of imaging studies.
• Execute and interpret experiments to answer scientific questions.
• Understand objectives of projects and able to readily adapt and modify experimental plans as needed.
• Learn, understand, and master new experimental techniques.
• Write and implement high quality study protocols.
• Set and meet experimental timelines.
• Contribute to writing of publications, presentations, and patents.

Qualifications

• Required qualifications:
  • Bachelor‚Äôs with 5 or more years of experience or master‚Äôs with 2 or more years of experience.
  • Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience with animal handling and setup for imaging of rodents and large animals.
  • Experience with anesthesia techniques and animal health monitoring.
  • Experience with ECG and EEG.
  • Experience with intracranial surgery and various dosing techniques (IV, IM, SC, OP, IP, etc).
  • Experience with working on a HPLC and conducting metabolite analysis.
  • Experience conducting biodistribution studies.
  • Demonstrated experience in molecular imaging.
  • Willingness and ability to work with radioactivity.
  • Able to multitask and work within given timelines.
  • Demonstrated scientific writing skills and strong verbal communication skills.