Principal Scientist, Head of Protein Biochemistry, Viral Vaccines
Core
Lead the Viral Vaccines Protein Biochemistry team in designing, expressing, purifying, and characterizing viral protein antigens to support early-stage vaccine development.
Role type
Principal Scientist, Head of Protein Biochemistry
Builds
Viral vaccine candidates and purified protein antigens for downstream assay development and structural analysis
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Viral Vaccines
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
recombinant protein expression, protein purification methodologies, biophysical characterization, laboratory workflow optimization, team management, mentoring junior scientists, aseptic technique, handling infectious agents
Preferred skills
commercial R&D management experience, project management, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
FPLC, HPLC, Western blotting, UV-Vis, BLI
Responsibilities
Lead the protein biochemistry team in Viral Vaccine Department, oversee daily laboratory activities, implement and optimize purification and characterization techniques, partner with cross-functional teams to deliver purified protein antigens, author technical reports and prepare data packages for regulatory documents
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with team leadership
