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Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom · 4 days ago

Vaccine Scientist (Downstream) - NIAID - NIH

Gaithersburg, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier to the federal government, partnering with the National Institutes of Health. They are seeking a Vaccine Scientist (Downstream) to oversee the development of downstream processes for vaccine clinical candidates and ensure successful production of clinical material.

Staffing & Recruiting

Responsibilities

Oversee the development of downstream processes for VRC clinical candidates and the process tech transfer to the VCMP for clinical material generation for the VRC

Provide project support to lead scientists and/or associates to develop downstream process methods that meet the product quality and recovery characteristics to guarantee successful production of clinical material

Work with scientists and/or associates in troubleshooting and improving downstream methods during the development cycle. This includes efforts in designing optimization studies (DOE with JMP) and streamlining efforts to ensure timely development schedules

Work closely with Project Managers to ensure downstream milestones are appropriately set and met on time

Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in guiding purification strategies for new vaccine or therapeutic mAb candidates (both internal to the downstream team and throughout the VPP)

Qualification

Recombinant protein purificationGMP clinical-phase productsPhD in BioengineeringProcess tech transferTroubleshootingOptimization studiesPurification strategiesProject management