Vaccine Scientist; Downstream

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Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with the leading medical research center in the world. We are seeking a Vaccine Scientist (Downstream) to work on-site with the Vaccine Production Program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.

This is a long-term contract position which offers:

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package
• Optional health, vision, and dental plans
• Paid leave, paid federal holidays, and 401K plan.
• Access to NIH’s unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives

• Oversee the development of downstream processes for VRC clinical candidates and the process tech transfer to the VCMP for clinical material generation for the VRC.
• Provide project support to lead scientists and/or associates to develop downstream process methods that meet the product quality and recovery characteristics to guarantee successful production of clinical material.
• Work with scientists and/or associates in troubleshooting and improving downstream methods during the development cycle. This includes efforts in designing optimization studies (DOE with JMP) and streamlining efforts to ensure timely development schedules.
• Work closely with Project Managers to ensure downstream milestones are appropriately set and met on time.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in guiding purification strategies for new vaccine or therapeutic mAb candidates (both internal to the downstream team and throughout the VPP).

• PhD in Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or a related discipline is required.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in recombinant protein purification development for GMP clinical-phase products is required.

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