Associate Scientist, Seasonal Strain Change Vaccines
Core
Support preclinical development of seasonal strain change vaccines by performing molecular biology techniques, maintaining cell lines, and characterizing mRNA drug substances.
Role type
Associate Scientist (Preclinical Research)
Builds
Preclinical data for viral and bacterial vaccine programs
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Vaccine Development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
molecular biology techniques, mammalian cell culture, assay development, data analysis, laboratory documentation, inventory management
Preferred skills
mRNA technology experience, cloning, DNA sequencing, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, AI tool usage
Technologies
Geneious, Microsoft Office, GraphPad Prism
Responsibilities
Perform cloning, RT-qPCR, nucleic acid purification, and bacterial transformation; maintain mammalian cell lines; support production and characterization of mRNA drug substance and product; develop and optimize assays for vaccine candidate potency; analyze and present experimental results; document work in laboratory notebooks.
Seniority
Early-career, hands-on IC