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Associate Biological Technician

Employer
Bristol Myers Squibb Company
Location
Hopewell, NJ
Start date
Oct 4, 2019

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Discipline
Science/R&D, Biotechnology
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Pharm Country, Best Places to Work

Job Details

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global Biopharma company committed to a single mission: to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines focused on helping millions of patients around the world in disease areas such as oncology, cardiovascular, immunoscience and fibrosis.

Join us and make a difference. We hire the best people and provide them with a work environment that places a premium on diversity, integrity, collaboration and personal development. Through a culture of inclusion, we create a better, more productive work environment. We believe that the diverse experiences and perspectives of all our employees help to drive innovation and transformative business results.

The Associate Biological Technician performs semi-routine or diversified work that requires the ability to differentiate established principles and practices from unique occurrences which may necessitate adapting or modifying methods.

Additional specific responsibilities may include, but are not limited to carrying out critical phases of various procedures such as the following:
  • May be required to breed and develop animal colonies, collect tissue samples and collect data for routine operations
  • Work with others in scheduling and carrying out established standard biological assays and present the results as written notes or verbal reports
  • Performs such tests and assays using appropriate equipment and techniques in areas of biology, simple chemistry, microbiology, and immunology
  • Prepare animals and samples for testing, observe tests, and detect responses.
  • Perform support duties that involve animal health maintenance, i.e. sentinel program, water and feed evaluation, sanitation sampling and testing, and other related tests, as required
  • May be required to correlate and calculate related data, summarize and record test results and assays
  • Dissection and removal of internal organs and/or tissues, limited necropsies under management supervision, preparation of specimens for archiving and quality control checks for tissue blocks and slides
  • Processing tissue and excreta samples from laboratory animals and humans; handling of radio labeled test materials.
  • Under supervision, may assist with the writing of new or revised procedures.
  • Participate in employee training and ongoing training and education programs as required
  • The Associate Biological Technician will be required to perform animal husbandry and care below their level.
  • The Associate Biological Technician will perform responsibilities in compliance with all applicable SOPS, study protocols, GLP guidelines, and other Federal, State and corporate policies and guidelines


Qualifications/Requirements: An Associate Biological Technician with a Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) will be required to achieve their ALAT certification within 12 months, become certified at the LAT level within 18 months of completing their ALAT and encouraged to complete certification at the LATG. Those who do not meet the ALAT certification requirements within 12 months will be considered as not meeting the requirements for the position and be required to bid on a position outside of the dept. Those who achieve ALAT certification, but not LAT will be considered for reassignment to an open position at Level 11. Those who achieve LAT may be considered for reassignment to an open position at Level 12. The Associate Bio Tech with an Associate Degree and LATG certification will be required to complete their Bachelors (or equivalent) degree in order to be considered for the next highest level.

Bristol-Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

Company

Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we believe in the power of science to address some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our focus on these unmet needs comes during a remarkable time, when unprecedented scientific breakthroughs are advancing the treatment of disease as never before in human history.

We work every day to transform patients’ lives through science. Each day, our employees around the world work together for patients – they are at the center of everything we do. They inspire us. They are the reason we come to work each day.

We combine the agility of a biotech with the reach and resources of an established pharmaceutical company to create a global leading biopharma company powered by talented individuals who drive scientific innovation.

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Website
Phone
+1-800-332-2056
Location
430 E. 29th St
14th Floor
New York
New York
10016
United States

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