Postdoctoral Fellow: Vaccine Preclinical Immunology & Single-Cell
MSD
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Job summary
MSD in West Point, PA is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Vaccine Preclinical Development group. You will investigate latent herpesvirus reservoirs in immune contexts and lead computational analyses of primary samples using single-cell approaches.
The role emphasizes independent work within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, with opportunities to contribute to biomarker discovery, publications, and advancement of vaccine strategies in a large
Qualifications
- Must currently hold a PhD OR
- Receive a Ph.D. no later than spring 2027
- Ph.D. in Immunology, Virology, Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, or a related field
- No more than 3 previous years of postdoctoral experience
- Expertise in immunology, virology, host-pathogen biology, or related fields
- Expertise in single cell transcriptomics (Flex Apex, CITE-seq, Spatial Transcriptomics, etc.)
- Proficient in end-to-end computational analysis of complex biological datasets, with exposure to single-cell transcriptomic or other omics data
- Experience with flow cytometry
- Strong background in experimental design, data interpretation, and troubleshooting
- Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing effectively in a collaborative team environment
- Strong scientific writing, presentation, and communication skills
- Strong publication record or evidence of productive research accomplishments
- Expertise in herpesvirus biology
- Expertise in lymphocyte responses to vaccination or infection
- Familiarity or experience with TCR/BCR repertoire sequencing and analysis
- Familiarity or experience with novel vaccine adjuvants and/or vaccine platforms
- Familiarity with BSL2 level viral pathogens
- Familiarity with biomarker development and/or translational analysis of clinical cohort datasets
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement experimental strategies to enrich and/or characterize immune cells from peripheral blood
- Perform and optimize single-cell and high-dimensional immunology assays
- Contribute to the development of computational frameworks leading to biomarker discovery
- Present findings at internal and external scientific meetings and contribute to manuscript preparation and publication
- Collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams spanning immunology, virology, and translational research
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Job description
MSD in West Point, PA is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Vaccine Preclinical Development group. You will investigate latent herpesvirus reservoirs in immune contexts and lead computational analyses of primary samples using single-cell approaches.
The role emphasizes independent work within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, with opportunities to contribute to biomarker discovery, publications, and advancement of vaccine strategies in a large
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