Job Description

Level: Experienced
Job Location: National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Gaithersburg Campus - Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: Bachelors Degree
Salary Range: $1.00 - $2.00 Salary/year
Travel Percentage: None
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Public HealthPosition Objective: The Biologist shall provide services in support of the overall functions of the Vaccine Production Program.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the Cell Culture Development (upstream) group of the Vaccine Production Program (VPP) at the Vaccine Research Center.
- Perform development studies of cell culture processes for VRC clinical vaccine or therapeutic candidates and support tech transfer to the VCMP for clinical material generation for the VRC.
- The vaccine candidates may include viral vaccines, recombinant proteins and/or virus-like particles, or monoclonal antibodies.
- The cell culture processes may include process development and scale up mediated by microbial (bacterial, yeast) and mammalian cell expression systems.
- Capture results in lab notebooks and contribute (by authoring or reviewing) technical documents such as Process Descriptions, SOPs, and Technical Reports.
- Operate bioreactors (set-up, batch, monitor, harvest, and break down) other cell culture equipment (e.g. metabolite analyzers).
- Participate in internal project and laboratory meetings, keep current with compliance obligations, and have shared responsibility for maintenance of common laboratory equipment and designated areas.
- Perform extended-duration culture to improve culture productivity.
- Perform novel transient transfection studies via ATF-based media exchange.
- Independently design experimental studies, including statistical analysis like design-of-experiments (DoE).
- Participate in inter-department planning, data presentations, and material transfer coordination.
- Assist junior associates in experimental set-up and data analysis.
- Support tech transfer and/or regulatory submissions by authoring process descriptions, study reports, and other IND-supporting documents.

QualificationsBasic

Qualifications:
- BS in a Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or other life sciences is required.
- Minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in mammalian and/or microbial cell culture development is required.
- Experience with statistics-based experimental design software, including JMP and/or SAS is required.
Preferred

Qualifications:
- Ability to work independently, multitask, and pay close attention to detail.
- Strong written, oral, and visual communication skills.
- Ability and willingness to work on a team, excellent customer relations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or other equivalent software suites
*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.
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