In Vivo Study Supervisor

Job description

Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell Salary : £42,159 per annum: Band : MRC-4a S2: Contract type : Open ended: Hours: Full time (36 hours): Location: Harwell, Oxfordshire (on site): Closing date: Sunday 29 March 2026 Job Description: Overall purpose: To oversee coordination of studies as part of the in-vivo team in the Mary Lyon Centre. This post would be responsible for executing studies planned by the in-vivo project managers for external academic researchers or biotech companies. These studies involve mouse models of human diseases, including cancers, mitochondrial disease, kidney disease and other areas. Most studies involve phenotyping tests, dosing and welfare assessment, followed by tissue dissection after study termination. This role requires excellent organisation skills to plan studies across teams, organise workflows and ensure work is completed on time and of high quality. This role is also a critical step in the quality control process, ensuring day to day changes in the study plan are well thought out and appropriate, and that detailed records are kept and reported back to senior managers and researchers. The postholder will need to carry out procedures, such as dosing and...