CareerPlan

Principal Scientist - Antibody Characterization, Optimization & Immunology

Westbrook, MEFull-time$125k2026-06-26 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead the development and optimization of antibody candidates for veterinary diagnostic products by applying immunology expertise and biophysical characterization.

Role type

Principal Scientist (Antibody Engineering & Immunology)

Builds

Novel antibody candidates (IgG, Fab, nanobodies, scFv) for diagnostic reagents

Domain

Veterinary diagnostics / Immunology / Biophysics

Required skills

Adaptive immunity knowledge, antibody engineering, biophysical characterization, site-directed mutagenesis, structure-guided engineering, cloning, mammalian expression systems

Preferred skills

Multi-species antibody experience, automated single-cell biology platforms, high-throughput screening

Technologies

BLI, SPR, yeast display, phage display

Responsibilities

Engineer multi-format antibody molecules, lead biophysical characterization and developability assessments, execute optimization campaigns, author technical reports and design history files

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with technical leadership