In Vivo HIV Discovery Scientist

Eurofins Germany BioPharma Product Testing; West Point (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is seeking an In Vivo Scientist to contribute to HIV discovery research. The role will focus on virus production, characterization and support of HIV discovery efforts using primary human cells and cell lines.

Responsibilities include design and execution of production workflows, data analysis, and collaboration across a research team. Strong publication history and US work authorization are preferred.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, or related.
• HIV research and BSL-2 lab operations with strong publication record preferred.
• Familiarity with HIV host-pathogen interactions.
• Expertise in viral propagation, concentration and characterization incl. ultracentrifugation, titer and neutralization assays.
• Molecular biology techniques including CRISPR, siRNA knockdown, transfection, site-directed mutagenesis and Western blotting.
• Experience with in vivo mouse studies, tissue harvesting and isolating viral RNA.
• Experience with ELISA.
• Proficiency with FlowJo, GraphPad Prism and SnapGene or Geneious Prime.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, execution, optimization and characterization of HIV production workflows and inventory management.
• Conduct HIV discovery research using primary human cells and immortalized cell lines.
• Perform and analyze experiments with multi-parameter flow cytometry, RT-qPCR, PCR, ELISA and MSD multiplex assays.
• Generate and characterize stable cell lines expressing proteins of interest.
• Support in vivo studies including tissue collection and ex vivo viral RNA isolation.
• Analyze and interpret data, communicate findings and contribute to project strategy.

Education

Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, or related

Tools

FlowJo

GraphPad Prism

SnapGene

Geneious Prime

CRISPR gene editing

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is seeking an In Vivo Scientist to contribute to HIV discovery research. The role will focus on virus production, characterization and support of HIV discovery efforts using primary human cells and cell lines.

Responsibilities include design and execution of production workflows, data analysis, and collaboration across a research team. Strong publication history and US work authorization are preferred.