2025 University Recruiting- Vivarium Co-op Nonclinical Drug Safety

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features co-ops that last 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Research Labs can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

Laboratory Animals Resources (LAR) helps advance high quality drug candidates into development by assisting in defining the non–clinical safety and selectivity of lead compounds. LAR provides collaborative research in animal model development, veterinary medical and animal care, research facility management and also responds to regulatory questions in support of drug registration.  

With management and guidance from LAR Directors/Sr. Directors, Veterinary Technicians and Vivarium Managers, Coops will participate in a variety of Vivarium projects across multiple laboratory animal species at our Research Laboratories.  Activities will be appropriate to the degree of the candidate, involving a range of experiences from assisting with clinical cases, monitoring of infectious diseases, coordinating husbandry and support of regulatory compliance plus ongoing qualification of vivarium programs. Collaboration with ongoing in vivo drug discovery and development projects is expected, to include assisting with the implementation of special projects to facilitate advancements in laboratory animal care or use, consistent with research requirements. Coops are expected to prepare and present several reports vivarium scientific topics related to their training and ongoing research projects.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career

Locations: West Point PA

• This is a full- time co-op position. Housing subsidy is not available as part of this program and must be funded 100% by the student.

Education:

• Candidates should currently be enrolled in or in pursuit of an  Associates Degree that has an practical / hands on experience requirement, or a BS/MS in: Animal Science, Animal veterinary tech., Biology, Pharmacology or relevant discipline.

Preferred:

     - ALAT certification.

     - In-Vivo laboratory experience.

     - In-Vivo Husbandry experience

Required:

•  Must be available for a period of 6 consecutive months in 2025, with the beginning to be determined based on college program requirements.

FTP2025

MRL2025

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders).  Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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