Job Description Summary

Be part of the next breakthrough! Novartis, a world leader in life-changing drug discovery, is looking for a drug discovery biologist to join our team. This position will be in the Biomedical Research unit, the innovation engine of Novartis, focusing on leveraging the breadth of innovation and novel modalities in the development of breakthrough therapies for patients.

Novartis' Integrated In Vivo Biology and Pharmacology research group in San Diego, California, is seeking a highly motivated and collaborative Research Scientist to apply cell biology and animal model systems to target validation and drug optimization efforts. This role will be involved in advancement of drug candidates from the project inception stage through clinical candidate selection. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of both in vitro and vivo biology, with demonstrated success in executing preclinical models for drug discovery. The ability to link preclinical and clinical readouts, utilizing methods such as ELISA, FACS, and qPCR will be key to success in this position. This individual will interact collaboratively with colleagues throughout Biomedical Research in these efforts, including to advance promising therapeutic candidates and technologies into Novartis' drug development pipeline.

Job Description

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

A crucial role in the development of novel medicines for patients in a broad range of disease areas, including oncology, neuroscience, and cardiovascular disease
Working with different therapeutic modalities such as small molecule drugs, siRNA, and biotherapeutics
Collaborating with pharmacology teams to design and execute studies according to IACUC and Novartis guidelines
Performing animal model studies and supporting ex vivo readouts
Culturing cell lines and running in vitro assays to profile drug candidates
Flexibility, adaptability and resilience to rapidly shifting priorities and timelines
Diligence and tenacity optimizing and conducting complex in vivo and in vitro experiments concurrently to maximize output is critical
Collaborating with other Novartis departments, external academic and business partners, and CROs to conduct research studies

What you'll bring to the role:

BS degree in Life Sciences Field, with 6-12 months bench research experience. Experience in a professional/industry (biotech, pharma) setting is highly desirable
Proficiency in cell biology, qPCR, and ELISA-based assay methods
Organized and independent self-starter and team-player with strong work ethics, community cohesion, values and behaviors
Accountability from experimental execution and data analysis
Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills
Demonstrated experience working with mouse models is desirable

Desirable experience:

Understanding of drug discovery optimization processes
Enthusiasm to learn, courage and communication to work in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary, collaborative research environment

EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to tas.nacomms@novartis.com call +1 (877)395-2339 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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Salary Range

$92,800.00 - $139,200.00

Skills Desired

Analytical Skill, Analytical Skill, Analytical Thinking, Chemical Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Collaboration, Communication Skills, Curiosity, Data, Data Analysis, Design Of Experiments, Detail-Oriented, Diversity & Inclusion, Drug Discovery, Ethics, Gene Therapy, Immunology, Laboratory, Lifesciences, Machine Learning (Ml), Mammalian Cell Culture, Medical Research, Molecular Biology {+ 11 more}