Associate Principal Scientist, Vaccine Analytical R&D job in West Point
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Pennsylvania (PA),
West Point
| Job Code: | MERCUSR291874ENUS |
| Employer: | Merck & Co. |
| Category: | Research and Development |
| Job Type: | Full Time |
| Location | |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| City: | West Point |
| Post Date: | 04/30/2024 |
| Description | |
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Job Description We are seeking applicants for an Associate Principal Scientist position available at the West Point, Pennsylvania research facility. The responsibilities of this role will be to lead and supervise a team of scientists to implement new-technologies, robotic systems, and-develop-automation-solutions to enable vaccine process development, formulation development, vaccine investigations, vaccine characterization, and method lifecycle-management.---•- In this role, the individual must have strong analytical capabilities, ability to design, maintain, and implement robotic platform to support high-throughput and automated biochemical, immunological, and cell-based assays.- The individual should have in-depth knowledge of hardware, proven troubleshooting abilities and programming experience with robotic liquid handlers as well as scheduling software across a range of platforms (Tecan, Hamilton,-HighResBiosoutions).--The individual should have in-depth knowledge of immune based, virology, and cell-based assay to supporting bioprocess development.- Imaging and statistical analysis is considered a plus. As part of this role, the individual will author and review CMC sections of regulatory submissions and associated source technical reports and risk assessment documents. Previous experience working in a regulated environment, training, and leading lab scientists, transferring and qualifying assays would also be directly applicable.• The successful candidate must function well, both-independently-and-be able to collaborate in a fast-paced, integrated, multidisciplinary team environment with proven leadership-skills.-Applicants-must have effective organizational, multi-tasking, oral/written communications skills, show scientific leadership, and a desire to conduct research and-publish.--Additional-responsibilities include leading a small group of technical personal and providing guidance to other scientists, evaluating new technologies, drive innovations to influence trends in industry, and preparing technical documents to support regulatory submissions.- Evidence of strong cross-functional collaboration in bioprocess setting is also preferred.- Education Minimum Requirement:-
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