Scientist, In Vivo Pharmacology (Night Shift)

The role

You will execute mouse studies on a dedicated night-shift schedule. This includes overnight dosing, collections, procedures, and continuous study coverage.

What you will do

• Run overnight portions of mouse studies evaluating therapeutic candidates for safety and effectiveness.
• Dose mice using routes such as IP, IV, SC, PO, and intranasal administration.
• Collect blood and disease-relevant tissues.
• Prepare, label, track, process, and store samples.
• Perform or support surgeries and specialized in vivo procedures, including EEG surgeries and EEG-study execution.
• Monitor study conduct and animal welfare.
• Document observations and deviations.
• Perform routine vivarium duties including cage care, bedding changes, supply restocking, and animal-health monitoring.
• Organize dosing, procedure, sample, and animal-health data.
• Provide clear morning handoffs covering completed work, results, issues, samples, and recommended follow-up.

Required qualifications

• Able and willing to work the designated night-shift schedule reliably and operate independently when needed.
• Hands-on experience running mouse studies in biotech, pharma, academia, or a closely related setting.
• Comfort with common dosing routes, animal handling, sample collection, accurate records, and protocol-compliant in vivo execution.
• Sound judgment, careful attention to animal welfare and data quality, and a habit of documenting and communicating issues early.
• The ability to create clean, useful handoffs for scientists.

Nice to have

• Experience with surgeries, EEG procedures, intranasal dosing, or other specialized methods

Benefits

• $500+ monthly wellness budget for training, supplements, coaching, recovery, or other tools
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options with Capable covering 100% of the base policy
• Access to HSA, FSA, and 401K plans
• Healthy vegetarian dinners with the team provided daily

Before you apply

• Support visa sponsorship where appropriate, including O-1, H-1B, J-1, TN, and other employment-based pathways
• In-person on site work trial in San Francisco

About the company

Capable Labs is a mission-driven team in San Francisco. The team comprises members from MIT, Harvard Medical School, Roche, ETH, and Dana-Farber.