Senior Associate Scientist @ Cerevel Therapeutics

Company Overview

Cerevel Therapeutics is dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the brain to treat neuroscience diseases. We are tackling neuroscience diseases with a differentiated approach that combines expertise in neurocircuitry with a focus on receptor selectivity. Our portfolio of pre-commercial neuroscience assets targets a broad range of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and substance use disorder.

Headquartered in the Greater Boston area, we are bold thinkers, deep experts, resilient pathfinders, and transparent partners who push the boundaries of scientific understanding to unlock breakthrough CNS therapies that have real impact on people’s lives.

Cerevel aspires to develop and nurture a culture characterized by trust, respect, courage, curiosity, and compassion, with a relentless focus on mission and results. Our patient-centricity guides our purpose, how we treat each other and what we work on every day. The successful candidate will bring their own unique thinking and approach to Cerevel while sharing our core values and convictions.

Role Summary

Cerevel Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company with an expanding portfolio of programs aimed at developing therapies for psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases. This position will report to a Principal Scientist within the Biology department. We are looking for a motivated, experienced, collaborative, and productive scientist to assist in efforts aimed at addressing key biology questions within the neurodegenerative and psychiatric space utilizing rodent behavior models to advance drug discovery. The successful candidate will be expected to support in vivo biology efforts for existing early portfolio programs as well as participate in target validation for the exploratory pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

Plan and execute rodent behavior experiments including compound formulation, dosing and handling, behavioral testing and observations, PK sampling
Analyze data and present results to in vivo group, project teams, or other internal groups
Maintain full compliance with animal welfare protocols
Support other in vivo efforts (behavior, pharmacokinetics) by providing help as needed
Assist with study report compilation and data review of internal and external experiments
Help to design studies, research new animal models and disease areas of interest

Required Qualifications

2-4 years of experience working in an academic or industry setting
Hands-on experience with rodent handling, dosing (SC, IP, PO, IV), takedowns and tissue collection
Direct experience with rodent behavior assays
Ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate data to teams
Self-starter, collaborative attitude with the ability to multitask
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability and desire to support other in vivo efforts

Desired Qualifications

Extensive rodent dosing (SC, PO, IP, IV, IM, RO)
Familiarity with GraphPad Prism
Experience with compound formulation including calculations and troubleshooting

Education

BS or MS in related field

Cerevel is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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