Scientist/Senior Scientist
PsychoGenicsHighlight
Summary
About the Role
About You
- Ph.D. degree in neuroscience with a focus in pain research.
- Minimum 3 years of post-doctoral experience in pain research using rodent behavioral pain models and rodent surgical techniques.
- Experience working with rat models.
- Strong skills in GraphPad Prism and Microsoft Office software.
- Experience in designing and performing scientific studies, analyzing and presenting data, and writing study protocols and reports.
- Effective communication skills with internal stakeholders and external clients.
- Ability to work well within a team and across groups.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans.
- HSA, FSA and dependent FSA.
- Short- and long-term disability plans.
- Stock-based incentive plan.
- 401K with company contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Generous paid time off policy and paid parental leave policy.
- EAP.
- Additional voluntary benefits.
PsychoGenics is a preclinical CRO with expertise in CNS and orphan disorders. Our mission is to provide the best validated disease models and comprehensive preclinical capabilities to help companies discover the next generation of treatments for severely disabling CNS and orphan disorders, and reduce the attrition rate in clinical development. We are known for our cutting-edge translational approach to research, our customized solutions, the breadth and quality of our work, as well as for our ability to identify statistically relevant phenotypic changes that help our clients quantify the efficacy of their treatments before they move into the clinic. With an extensive portfolio of highly predictive disease models and unparalleled experience performing studies for biopharmaceutical companies of all sizes, we enable clients to deliver much needed superior clinical candidates to patients. Our capabilities include behavioral testing, electrophysiology, translational EEG, quantitative histology, molecular biology, and microdialysis. We offer a variety of validated mouse models including in-licensed transgenic models that support research in areas such as Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, autism spectrum disorders, psychosis and schizophrenia, spinal muscular atrophy, muscular dystrophy and a broad array of pain models.