Senior Scientist, Viral Vaccines

Role Summary

Senior Scientist, Viral Vaccines. Lead design and execution of immunoassays to support preclinical and clinical development of mRNA and protein-based viral vaccines. Contribute to assay development, data analysis, and presentation of results to advance vaccine programs.

Responsibilities

• Independently design and perform assays to analyze immune responses to vaccine candidates, including cell culture, neutralization assays, Luminex, and ELISAs in BSL-2 environments.
• Develop and optimize new or current assays to improve work efficiency.
• Apply technical skills to complete projects independently and proactively.
• Perform data analysis, summarize and interpret experimental results, present at team meetings, and write research reports to support regulatory submissions.
• Review scientific and technical literature to stay current and bring new technologies to the laboratory.
• Maintain laboratory notebooks in compliance with policy; stay current on departmental and corporate training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must-Have: PhD with 0+ years' experience in Immunology, Virology, Biology or related field in pre-clinical research, or bachelor's with 8+ years or Master's with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience with immunoassays (neutralization, Luminex, ELISA) and data interpretation.
• Strong background in immunology and virology; experience in assay development.
• Proficiency in data analysis and presentation software (Excel, GraphPad Prism, PowerPoint, and relevant scientific software).
• Strong motivation and dedicated work ethic; excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-Have

• Advanced experience with Bravo Automated Liquid Handling Platform; independent experimental design.
• Knowledge of Luminex technology and molecular biology techniques; advanced Excel skills.

Physical/Mental Requirements

• Basic laboratory training in aseptic technique; ability to work with infectious agents safely.
• Standard lab conditions; ability to stand and reach within laboratory equipment.
• Math skills for basic laboratory calculations.

Education

• Not specified beyond Must-Have qualifications in the section above.

Additional Requirements

• Relocation support available; on-premise work location.