Scientist, Cardio-Renal Department, Kidney Group 

Why Patients Need You 

Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer’s purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best-in-class medicines to patients around the world. 

What You Will Achieve 

As a Senior associate scientist, you will be at the center of our operations and you’ll find that everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to quality. You will be part of a team that is addressing the critical task of rejuvenating our pipeline with innovative, differentiated First-In-Class/ Only-In-Class programs in the years to come. This will be addressed by generation of strong data packages from target hypotheses derived from academic outreach and initiatives.  

Chronic Kidney disease is a growing health and economic burden worldwide. It is a risk factor for other comorbidities including heart disease, stroke, and hypertension. The Internal Medicine Research Unit (IMRU) is seeking a highly motivated non-PhD (Bachelor’s or Master's level) scientist with in vivo experience to support preclinical drug discovery efforts around kidney diseases. You will be an essential member of this team and creatively design and execute key experiments to address the basic and translational biology of novel drug targets, their molecular pathways, and their connection to human disease. The candidate will work closely with the manager and other Pfizer colleagues to support exploratory and portfolio efforts.  

It is your innovative scientific temperament that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe. 

How You Will Achieve It 

• The successful candidate is expected to drive in vivo biological studies to address mechanistic and pharmacologic questions.

• Technical expertise in in vivo pharmacology is required along with the ability to analyze and interpret data. 

• A successful candidate must be motivated and demonstrate a desire to understand the underlying causes of metabolic disease and basic metabolic pathways involved in disease progression.

• Experience with rodents is required. This role will be primarily focused on in vivo techniques, but the candidate will be expected to learn and perform some in vitro skills in the future. 

 

Qualifications 

Must-Have 

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 to 8 years of experience OR master's degree with 4 to 6 years’ experience in Molecular or Cellular Biology, Genetics, Pharmacology (or comparable biological science) in an academic or pharmaceutical/biotech environment. 

• Experience in rodent handling, dosing and surgical techniques. 

• Well versed in experimental design of in vivo studies and in the analysis and interpretation of results. Ability to use appropriate software to perform data analysis. 

• Creative, self-motivated and the ability to work independently, including ability to troubleshoot methodologies and experimental results and reviewing literature to formulate new approaches. 

• Excellent organization and planning skills, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment independently or as part of a team, and strong motivation with a dedicated work ethic. 

• Possess strong written/verbal communication skills and the ability to present at both internal and external meetings. 

Nice-to-Have 

• Experience in pharmacology or drug discovery. 

• Familiarity with running standard immunoassays such as ELISAs and western blotting, and quantitative real-time PCR.  

• Experience working in or collaborating with industry.  

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Include lifting, sitting, standing, bending and walking 

Other Job Details

• Work Location Assignment: On Premise

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $77,100.00 to $128,500.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 7.5% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Research and Development