GSK · 9 hours ago
Principal Scientist, Translational Virology
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$113K/yr - $188K/yr
3+ years expGSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. The Principal Scientist will focus on developing and qualifying complex virus challenge models and conducting preclinical studies to assess vaccine candidate efficacy, while providing leadership and expertise in virology and immunology.
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Responsibilities
Develop in-house 3D culture models containing multiple cell types, including immune cells
Implement and conduct in-house in vitro and in vivo virus challenge studies
Provide scientific expertise in the areas of cellular and immune responses to virus infection, vaccine mechanism of action, and development of assays to evaluate those responses
Write protocols, procedures and work instructions to support assays
Train and mentor junior lab personnel
Communicate results orally or written internally or externally at conferences
Provide effective and inspiring leadership with an enterprise mindset, to enable collaboration with scientists across multiple functions, including key scientific stakeholders internally and externally
Independently write specific technical sections of internal and external reports and contribute to scientific papers
Qualification
Required
PhD degree in life sciences with at least 3 years of postdoctoral or industry experience, or Master's degree with at least 6 years' experience in cellular biology and in vivo pharmacology
Three or more years of experience with in vivo virus challenge models and virological analyses
Three or more years of experience in 3D cellular models
Three or more years' experience in molecular biology and immunology assays
Preferred
Prior experience in virus-host interactions and/or vaccinology
Experience in model qualification and validation
Detailed knowledge in immunology and cellular biology as it applies to vaccines or related field
Basic skills in statistical analysis
Strong track-record of scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals
Ability to work and lead as part of a matrixed team
Benefits
Health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
Retirement benefits
Paid holidays
Vacation
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Company
GSK
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$25.51MKey Investors
CARB-X
2021-03-02Grant· $18M
2020-09-23Grant· $7.51M
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Leadership Team
Julie Brown
CFO
Mike Elmore
SVP & Chief Information Security Officer, GSK
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