Scientist, Biology-Discovery; On-site

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated and highly motivated scientist to join our Infectious Disease and Vaccines team in Biology-Discovery located in West Point, PA. Our team’s objective is to solve key challenges in developing and progressing vaccine candidates for infectious disease targets. To help us achieve this goal, this individual should possess technical skills in immunoassays, functional antibody assays, bacterial and cell culture, and in vivo mouse work.

This role requires not only technical proficiency but also the ability to articulate ideas and collaborate effectively within a dynamic, integrated, multidisciplinary scientific team fostering a healthy work environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborating effectively in a fast-paced, integrated, multidisciplinary team environment, fostering open communication and collaboration

• Developing, optimizing, and implementing immunoassays for vaccine target antigens, including ELISA and electrochemiluminescent (ECL) assays

• Evaluating preclinical immune sera in functional antibody assays, including opsonophagocytic killing assays (OPA/OPK) and serum bactericidal assays (SBA)

• Contributing to mouse vaccine immunogenicity and challenge studies with bacterial pathogens

• Working hands‑on in a BSL-2 laboratory environment while maintaining high standards for safety, documentation, and data integrity

• Preparing technical documents, data summaries, and presentations for internal scientific discussions and in support of regulatory submissions

• MS with a minimum of 1 year of related experience, or BS/BA with a minimum of 3 years of related experience, in Microbiology, Bacteriology, Immunology, or a closely related field

• Strong scientific and technical leadership skills

• High adaptability to a continuously evolving research landscape

• Experience working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research environment

• Experience with immunoassays and functional antibody assays

• Experience with bacterial culture and cell culture

• Hands‑on research experience with in vivo mouse models

• Hands‑on research experience within a BSL-2 laboratory environment

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and graphing software (Graph Pad Prism)

• Bacterial vaccine research experience

• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry

• Experience with ELISA and electrochemiluminescent (ECL) assays

• Experience with functional antibody assays, such as opsonophagocytic killing assays (OPA/OPK) and serum bactericidal assays (SBA)

• Hands‑on research experience with mouse vaccine immunogenicity or challenge studies

• Experience with automated liquid handling systems

Required Skills:

Assay Development, Biology, Cell Culture Techniques, Data Analysis, Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Immunoassays, Immunogenicity Assays, In Vitro Assays, In Vivo Models, Microbiology

Preferred

Skills:

Flow Cytometry

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please  if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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