Job Description

Job Overview:

Pharmaceutical Research Assistant – Pathology

Are you the ideal life sciences candidate with an interest or experience with: Dissection, Necropsy, Histology or Pathology?

Job Overview

As part of the Greenfield, IN pathology study technician team, you will perform basic necropsy or histology tasks on a variety of laboratory animals in compliance with the appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) and regulatory guidelines.

Sign-on Bonus: $4,000* ($2,000 upon hire and $2,000 after 6 months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs basic duties of necropsy and histology
• Trim wet tissues
• Embed tissues into paraffin
• Tissue staining techniques
• Microtomy

Covance is now Labcorp Drug Development

Our name has changed but our mission remains the same—to continue bringing you advanced drug, device, and diagnostic breakthroughs.

How you will be rewarded

• Pay rate: $18 per hour
• Sign-on Bonus: $4,000* ($2,000 upon hire and $2,000 after 6 months)
• Work primarily 1^st shift, with some overtime
• Enjoy 24 days of personal-time-off (PTO) (pro-rated depending on start date)
• Have access to two educational assistance programs and paid holidays

You'll have access to growth opportunities empowering your career journey with

• Formal and informal mentoring opportunities
• Extensive training and job shadowing opportunities
• Personalized development planning
• Exposure to many drug development scientific career paths
  
  

*Applies to candidates that start on or before February 28, 2021

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Education/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, or Associate Degree in Histology, Laboratory Animals Technology or Veterinary Technology
• Experience may substitute for education
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrates teamwork and leadership skills
• Data documentation and QC (Quality Control) skills
• Problem solving skills

Experience:

• No professional experience required.