- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Full-time · Senior
- $66K–$172K per year
- 2+ years
Lead in vivo research on obesity and diabetes in the Cardiometabolic Research unit at Lilly, designing and executing rodent studies, analyzing data, and contributing to translational science.
Compensation
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $66,000 - $171,600
Responsibilities
- Design and run acute and chronic in vivo studies in rodent models of obesity
- Perform rodent handling, dosing (including multiple routes of administration) and necropsy with tissue collection
- Measure in vivo endpoints such as body weight, food intake, body composition, energy expenditure and glucose and insulin tolerance
- Run molecular and biochemical assays on ex vivo samples, such as qPCR, Western blot, ELISA, etc.
- Work independently and within a team-oriented lab and cross-functional project teams
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in biology, pharmacology, physiology or a closely related field
- Nice to have: Masters degree
- Nice to have: 2+ years hands on experience in vivo studies in rodent models of obesity or metabolic disease
- Nice to have: Experience in the biopharmaceutical industry
- Nice to have: Familiarity with ex vivo models of adipose tissue