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Neurocrine Biosciences · 1 day ago

TEMP - Associate Scientist, Translational Biology

positionSan Diego, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with neurological disorders. They are seeking a talented scientist to join the Translational Biology team to perform experiments and analyze data related to neural circuit analysis and support drug discovery programs.

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Responsibilities

Supporting a range of activities, including in vivo and translational research
Implementation and data collection of pharmaco-EEG experiments
Small animal handling/dosing, drug formulation, and tissue collection
Rodent survival surgery (stereotaxic) & behavioral experiments
Interacting with other research areas within the company
Aid in development of novel experimental approaches
Conduct experiments independently on a schedule to meet required timelines
Histology and imaging of slides
Immunoassays and protein quantification
This role is primarily focused on data collection, but may include analysis tasks for histological, timeseries, video or behavioral data

Qualification

Vivo electrophysiologySmall animal handlingTissue collectionRodent behavioral assaysImmunoassaysProgramming MatlabProgramming C/C++Programming PythonAssay developmentCommunication skills

Required

BS/BA degree in biological sciences preferably related to behavioral neuroscience, pharmacology or biopsychology and some experience with handling and dosing animals in a laboratory setting OR
MS/MA degree in biological sciences preferably related to behavioral neuroscience, pharmacology or biopsychology and some experience with handling and dosing animals in a laboratory setting
PhD Preferred
Small animal handling experience, including pharmacological dosing
Tissue collection/dissection experience
Expertise in one or more of the following techniques: In vivo electrophysiology (including EEG, EMG, LFP, spikes etc), stereotaxic surgery, functional ultrasound imaging, rodent behavioral assays (especially those pertaining to psychiatry and neurology), Immunoassays (especially Luminex and MSD)
Experience in programming (Matlab, C/C++ or Python)
Communication skills including data plotting and presentation
Assay development and troubleshooting

Company

Neurocrine Biosciences

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Neurocrine Biosciences engages in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of neurological and endocrine-related diseases.
dateFounded in 1992
location
San Diego, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://www.neurocrine.com

H1B Sponsorship

Neurocrine Biosciences has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (9)
2023 (8)
2022 (2)
2021 (5)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$260M
Key Investors
Venrock
2015-02-19Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2009-12-17Post Ipo Equity· $10M
1996-05-31IPO

Leadership Team

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Matt Abernethy
Chief Financial Officer
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Dimitri Grigoriadis
VP, Research
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