SR Research Associate

Job Title: SR Research Associate

Location: Waltham, MA
 

About the Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

Main Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Responsible to design and execute preclinical research strategies to evaluate the efficacy and mechanism of action of mRNA candidates using primary cell cultures and animal studies. 

• Responsible for identifying the unique innate and adaptive immune responses induced by vaccines using cutting edge immunology approaches to predict the potency and reactogenicity of vaccine candidates. 

• Responsible for performing experiments, generating data, performing data analysis and contributing to detailed analysis of innate, humoral, and cellular immune responses to candidate vaccines. 

• Coordinate and assist in execution of in vivo studies, which may include handling, sampling, and sample processing from laboratory animals. 

• Work independently utilizing various experimental techniques, with a willingness to implement new technologies and protocols. 

• Understand project goals and identify own role in achieving them. 

• Document all work appropriately in electronic lab notebooks and perform laboratory support activities such as maintaining equipment and ordering lab supplies. 

• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating with members of other functional groups within the organization. 

About You

 
Education and Experience Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree or master's in immunology, virology or related field with minimum 1 year of experience in laboratory.

• History of publication/presentation in a relevant field would be a plus. 

 
Key Skills, Abilities, and Competencies: 

• Should have experience any of the virological and immunological assays (eg- isolation of immune cells from peripheral blood, mammalian cell culture, virus neutralization assays, Flow cytometry, Luminex assays, and ELISA). 

• Previous experience with primary cell culture and animal model development would be considered a plus. 

• Proficient in the use of Excel and Prism graphing and statistical software for analysis. 

• Experience in spectral flow cytometry including experience with the associated software packages (e.g., FlowJo). 

• Expertise with aseptic technique is required, preferably including cell culture. 

• Experience with and comfort in handling pathogens requiring up to BL2 containment is required. 

• Experience in serological assays (pathogen neutralization, ELISA) is required. 

• Experience in Luminex, and other 96-well plate-based assays is preferred. 

• Experience with automation platforms is a plus. 

• Ability to work as part of a team, follow directions effectively and manage multiple tasks is critical. 

• Ability to independently exercise judgment in daily duties, plan and execute experiments is plus. 

Why Choose Us? 

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. 

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. 

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. 

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave. 

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