Cell Culture/Virus Production Scientist

PRIMARY DUTIES:

- Laboratory and related work (80-90% of time) under daily to weekly supervision.
- Work with supervisor to define aim and a plan to achieve that aim, will then execute work following the plan (independently, if familiar with area of work, with guidance if unfamiliar).
- Experimental design in consultation with supervisor, literature review, and increasing emphasis on independent design based on experience.
- Will carry out on-going analysis of data generated and will identify problems. Will implement necessary changes following discussion with peers/supervisor.
- Will analyze and interpret experimental data, results and methodology used with guidance.
- Will gain skills and experience to be fully conversant with the operation and validation of all items of equipment or IT needed for experimentation, data analysis, storage and data entry.
- Be able to review literature and suggest/apply to technical solutions to bioprocess problems of moderate complexity
- Daily entry into electronic laboratory notebooks
- Preparation of presentation materials.
- Regular 1:1 communication with supervisor and team colleagues.
- Other colleagues within Vaccine Immunotherapeutics
- Developing communication/presentation skills at internal meetings/poster sessions
- Safe working and regulatory compliance.
- Work safely themselves and be aware of EHS practices of other colleagues.
- Completion of risk assessments, compliance training as required
- Acts independently to maintain a safe and EHS compliant desk and workspace.

POSITION PURPOSE:

- Vaccine Immunotherapeutics seeks to discover novel vaccines (prophylactic and therapeutic) for the prevention and treatment of significant human using a variety of vaccine technology platforms combined with immunomodulatory agents.
- A cell culture scientist is required to join Vaccine Immunotherapeutics to develop and support vaccine platform production processes at the research scale.
- The candidate will have solid training and knowledge in mammalian cell culture and viral infectivity assays.
- The candidate will be able to independently and proactively apply this knowledge in the design and execution of experimental work, to enable progression of vaccine discovery projects.

TRAINING & EDUCATION

- BSs or MSc in biological sciences or equivalent
- At least 1 year working in a laboratory in an academic or industrial setting
- Experience in most or all of the following areas is essential - adherent and suspension mammalian cell culture with stable cell line generation and related molecular biology knowledge.
- Additionally virus production & viral infectivity assays experience is a plus
- The candidate will be required to work semi-independently and as a member of a project team, be accountable for the critical appraisal of their results and present them for review, at specific project milestones.
- The role is laboratory based, and a major emphasis is placed upon laboratory training to increase the scope of practical abilities, as well as the theory behind such practical work.

PREFERRED:

- Experience in most or all of the following areas is essential - adherent and suspension mammalian cell culture with stable cell line generation and related molecular biology knowledge.
- Additionally virus production & viral infectivity assays experience is a plus
- Biochemical Techniques
- Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)