Biologist - Veear Projects Inc
Bethesda, MD
About the Job
Responsibilities
- Support the Analytical Development department of the Vaccine Production Program (VPP) in
- the Vaccine Research Center.
- Independently perform UPLC-based content and identification assays for virus vaccines,
- recombinant proteins and virus-like particles that may be used as clinical vaccine candidates.
- Contribute to the clinical development of a variety of vaccine candidates by independently performing multiple bioassays as required for project success.
- Provide assay support and assay development for cGMP product release and characterization.
- Participate in the development the following assays for protein characterization.
- Protein A-UPLC
- SE-UPLC
- Bioassay development for a virus-like-particle vaccine
- Develop, characterize and transfer assays to the VRC pilot plant's QC group for product release.
- Write technical protocols and reports documenting analytical development studies pertaining to
- his work and the work of the group
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry or a related discipline.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in chemistry or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience working in a clinical or research laboratory.
- Demonstrated knowledge of principles and operating procedures of general laboratory equipment
- Experience with analytical equipment automation or instrument and method qualification will be highly beneficial.
- Confident oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in writing and reviewing method qualification/validation protocols and reports, method transfers, SOPs, QC data packets and other process documents.
- Familiarity with computer software including word processing and data evaluation.
- Knowledge and use of statistical design of experiments (DOE).
- Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects.
- Strong communications skills, both oral and written.
- Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills.
Source : Veear Projects Inc