Biologist

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Gaithersburg Campus - Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Overview Salary Range: $1.00 - $2.00 Salary/year Position Type:
Full Time

Job Shift:
Day Education Level:
Bachelors Degree

Travel Percentage :
None Category:
Public Health

Position Objective: Provide services as a Biologist in support of the overall functions of the Vaccine Research Center (VCR), Vaccine Production Program (VPP) within the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Analytical Development department of the Vaccine Production Program (VPP) in the Vaccine Research Center.
• Independently perform UPLC-based content and identification assays for virus vaccines, recombinant proteins and virus-like particles that may be used as clinical vaccine candidates.
• Contribute to the clinical development of a variety of vaccine candidates by independently performing multiple bioassays as required for project success.
• Provide assay support and assay development for cGMP product release and characterization.
• Participate in the development the following assays for protein characterization
  • Protein A-UPLC
  • SE-UPLC
  • Bioassay development for a Virus-like-particle vaccine
  • Develop, characterize and transfer assays to the VRC pilot plant’s QC group for product release.
• Write technical protocols and reports documenting analytical development studies pertaining to his work and the work of the group.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related discipline is required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in chemistry or a related field is required.
• Demonstrated experience working in a clinical or research laboratory.
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles and operating procedures of general laboratory Equipment.
• Experience with analytical equipment automation or instrument and method qualification will be highly beneficial.
• Proficiency in writing and reviewing method qualification/validation protocols and reports, method transfers, SOPs, QC data packets and other process documents.
• Familiarity with computer software including word processing and data evaluation.
• Knowledge and use of statistical design of experiments (DOE).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently, multitask, and pay close attention to detail.
• Strong written, oral, and visual communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to work on a team, excellent customer relations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or other equivalent software suites

* This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.

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