Microbiologist II

GAP Solutions, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

GAP Solutions, Inc. seeks a laboratory professional to support CDC CORVD in respiratory virus diagnostics, immunology, and sequencing. The role covers assay execution, documentation, and quality practices in a laboratory setting.

You will contribute to serological surveillance, assay development, and cellular immunology assessments, while ensuring quality systems and audits readiness. Opportunity to present findings at conferences and contribute to peer reviewed manuscripts.

Responsibilities

• Perform serological surveillance for respiratory viruses and assessment of vaccine response in single plex or multiplex format.
• Contribute to the development of new serological assays for surveillance of and evaluation of vaccine response to respiratory viruses.
• Perform advanced cellular immunological assessment of the T cell and B cell response to respiratory virus infection and vaccination.
• Develop monoclonal antibodies against respiratory viruses for small scale production and assessment in serological assays.
• Generate and characterize respiratory virus isolates.
• Perform assays to characterize neutralizing antibodies against respiratory viruses.
• Draft SOPS, worksheets, job aids, validation plans, and validation reports.
• Attend weekly team meetings and provide information on current activities.
• Prepare documentation and laboratories for internal and external audits.
• Maintain laboratory records.
• Write abstracts for presentations at national or international conferences.
• Present work at national or international conferences.
• Contribute to preparation and publication of peer reviewed manuscripts.

Job description

Position Objective: Provide laboratory diagnostic, immunological/virological, and/or sequencing support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division (CORVD) respiratory virus work, including assay execution, documentation, and quality practices.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform serological surveillance for respiratory viruses and assessment of vaccine response in single plex or multiplex format.
• Contribute to the development of new serological assays for surveillance of and evaluation of vaccine response to respiratory viruses.
• Perform advanced cellular immunological assessment of the T cell and B cell response to respiratory virus infection and vaccination.
• Develop monoclonal antibodies against respiratory viruses for small scale production and assessment in serological assays.
• Generate and characterize respiratory virus isolates.
• Perform assays to characterize neutralizing antibodies against respiratory viruses.
• Contribute to organizational activities that promote laboratory safety, laboratory quality management systems (QMS), and effective specimen management.
• Assist in large study intake and specimen processing activities.
• Draft SOPS, worksheets, job aids, validation plans, and validation reports.
• Maintain medical clearance required for working in laboratory that may include respiratory fit testing.
• Attend weekly team meetings, and provide information on current activities.
• Prepare documentation and laboratories for internal and external audits.
• Maintain laboratory records.
• Write abstracts for presentations at national or international conferences.
• Present work at national or international conferences.
• Contribute to preparation and publication of peer reviewed manuscripts.