Job Description

The Oligo Platform Biology Investigator/Science Leader will help establish and manage GSK’s new oligo platform biology lab with a focus on enabling identification and characterization of oligonucleotides to support portfolio and platform projects.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Help establish and manage the new in vitro screening lab within Oligo Platform Biology at GSK
• Enable internal oligo screening capabilities through establishment and development of robust, high throughput, cell-based screening (e.g. 384 well RNA isolation, qPCR, westerns, ELISA, Sequencing, imaging and others)
• Help recruit, manage and develop a team of scientists to enable successful delivery of project and platform goals
• Identify and procure equipment to facilitate oligo screening
• Continually optimize and validate new biological assays to drive identification and characterization of superior oligonucleotide therapeutics at GSK
• Serve as the oligo biology representative in project team meetings/discussions
• Collaborate and communicate across various teams to build robust workflows that deliver on portfolio endpoints
• Independently design and execute experiments including the analysis and presentation of data across groups
• Develop protocols, maintain ELN, and regularly review literature to maintain knowledge of scientific trends and new technologies

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

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

• BS with 8+years in biological sciences with 4+ years in oligo.

• 4+ years of industry experience with high throughput, cell based screening assays, for oligonucleotide therapeutics (ASO/siRNA etc..)

• Experience with high throughput RNA isolation, qPCR, NGS,  westerns, ELISA, stability assays and imaging. 

• Experience in assay development and troubleshooting on a medium to high throughput level.

• 2 + years of supervisory/management experience.

• Experience with a variety of cell lines, primary cells and cell models (liver, CNS, lung, kidney etc…)

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Preferred Qualifications:

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

• PhD or MS in molecular or cell biology or related field.
• Independent individual with strong initiative.

• ·Excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with a team.

• Sense of urgency, flexibility, independence and accountability
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels both inside and outsider of organization.
• Maintain a high level of integrity while balancing multiple priorities and responsibilities.
• Must be a committed team player prepared to work in and embrace a team-based culture

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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 exc