Scientist 1

Duration: 06 Months

The primary objectives for this individual will be to support new and ongoing vaccine projects by executing preclinical studies with the aim to identify lead vaccine candidates against clinically important viral pathogens.

The successful candidate will design experiments and perform molecular engineering, virus recoveries, standard viral characterization assays (titration, neutralization assays, sequence analysis, etc.), and run immunoassays to assess serological responses in pre-clinical stage.

S/he/they will be responsible for performing critical data analysis and independently preparing and presenting presentations to team members and stakeholders.

About you

Ideally list here the must-haves criteria to be successful in the role. Don’t forget: the less criteria you will request, the more diverse candidates you will get in the pool.

• Experience: (avoid asking for a minimum number of years of experience)
• Accomplished virologist or related field with hands-on laboratory experience
• Experience in private sector, especially the vaccine industry would be a plus.
• Basic understanding of technologies related to vaccinology.
• Displays a high degree of integrity, decides and acts in the best interest of the Company.

Soft skills:

• Effectively work and contribute in a team-based environment
• Resourcefulness: ability to find tactical solutions to challenges and troubleshooting
• Proficient interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills

Technical skills:

• Extensive hands-on expertise in Virological techniques: neutralization assays, virus amplification and titration on mammalian cells, and plaque assays.
• Molecular Biology applications: PCR, cloning, RNA extraction, RT-PCR, Sequencing analysis
• Cell culture aseptic techniques
• Knowledge and experience with automated or semi-automatic platforms in assay use is a plus.
• Additional experience with basic laboratory techniques such as SDS gel, Native gel, Western blot & ELISA is a plus
• Hands-on experience with scientific software for advanced data analytics and visualization is a plus: Genious, snapgene, Prism, Tableau, or Sequencher.

Education: (not mandatory)

• Ph.D in Virology or a related field is required.
• Languages: Primary English.
• Minimum of 3-6 years of experience.