Associate Scientist, Serology - Cambridge, United States - GSK

GSK

Verified Company

Cambridge, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Site Name:
Cambridge Binney Street

Posted Date:
Apr

Job Description

Are you looking for biology role that allows you to grow professionally and contribute to the development of best-in-class medicines? If so, this role could be an exciting opportunity to explore.

As a Biology Staff, you will perform biological discovery and development research within a major or significant therapeutic area or a sub-specialty (e.g. biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology).

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.

These responsibilities include some of the following:

Design and execute studies to discover, understand, model, simulate, and create new drug molecules.
Research target identification, target validation, drug interactions with targets or receptors, and assay development.
Monitor competitive market conditions, patient requirements and technology advances.
Execute experiments using established protocol and carry out basic interpretation of results with mínimal supervision.
Identify problems in the execution of experimental processes and in results.
Operate laboratory equipment with mínimal supervision.
Anticipate/recognize potential problems with equipment/supplies and initiates action to address or prevent problems
Execute assigned tasks and activities with high quality and attention to own and other's safety.
Comply with local data integrity requirements.
Execute experiments and data management activities that result in robust, high quality data to inform R&D decision making.
Perform data management and some data interpretation tasks including recording results effectively in a laboratory notebook with mínimal supervision. (i.e. data collection and organization).
Provide simple interpretation & communicates data and results in simple technical memos/reports.
Consult with supervisor when difficulties arise that cannot be readily resolved.
Accountable for experimental timelines in accordance with business objectives.
Prepare brief oral or written summaries of results with interpretation for "projects".

_ Why you?_:

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

Bachelors/M.S in biology, microbiology, immunology, other science relate degree with 1+ year of industry experience
Experience using molecular biology techniques mainly ELISA, FACS and cell culture
Experience using MSD/Luminex platform to develop assays
Experience analyzing data using different software and presenting the data in team meetings

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

Experience using human biological samples
Experience developing ligand binding assays ECL based for different vaccine programs
Experience developing urinary assays for vaccine programs
Experience of developing different kinds of ELISA from Development stage to validation step.
Experience working independently and in a team

LI-GSK

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive.

We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines.

We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people.

While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive.

We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be.

A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and, in the US, we adhere to Affirmative Action principles.

This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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