Lead Staff Scientist, CMV Immunology & Stem Cells

UNAVAILABLE; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Pension plans

Paid time off

Holidays

Transit discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Life insurance

Childcare discounts

Job summary

Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute in Beaverton seeks a senior research scientist to lead cytomegalovirus biology studies, employing molecular biology, cell biology and immunology techniques across rat, mouse, human and monkey cells and viruses.

The successful candidate will plan, manage, and execute research projects, mentor staff and trainees, and contribute to grant writing and manuscript preparation, with opportunities to advance in a premier

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 7 years of post-doctoral work experience.
• Expertise in human embryonic stem cell maintenance and differentiation.
• Next generation sequencing, cloning of the CMV, molecular and cell biology techniques, immunofluorescence.
• Willingness to work with pathogens potentially dangerous to humans.
• Willingness to work in Biosafety Level 2 and 3 facilities.
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours.
• Ability and willingness to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all hESC/HPC experiments including mentoring and training all lab personal for the following procedures: hESC culture and maintenance, hematopoietic differentiation, HPC isolation and infection with HCMV, latency and reactivation assays.
• Analyzes all HPC experimental data using statistical applications and prepares manuscript ready data tables and figures.
• Training and mentoring of staff, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
• Participate in writing grants and scientific manuscripts.
• Additional responsibilities contributing to the advancement of the goals of the laboratory as assigned.

Skills

Human embryonic stem cell maintenance

Differentiation techniques

Next generation sequencing

CMV cloning

Molecular biology

Immunofluorescence

Biosafety (BSL-2/3)

Independent work

Grant writing

Mentoring

Education

Doctoral degree in a relevant field

Job description

Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute in Beaverton seeks a senior research scientist to lead cytomegalovirus biology studies, employing molecular biology, cell biology and immunology techniques across rat, mouse, human and monkey cells and viruses.

The successful candidate will plan, manage, and execute research projects, mentor staff and trainees, and contribute to grant writing and manuscript preparation, with opportunities to advance in a premier