Principal Scientist, Cancer Vaccines

InVitro Cell Research, LLC; Englewood (NJ); On-site; USD 165,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biomedical research company in New Jersey is seeking a Principal Scientist to lead the Cancer Prevention Group. This role involves researching and developing innovative preventive cancer vaccines. The ideal candidate holds a PhD or MD with extensive experience in vaccine development, particularly in cancer. Competitive salary and full-time employment offered.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of vaccine development experience, preferably cancer vaccines.
• In-depth knowledge of personalized cancer vaccines.
• Extensive experience with vaccine epitope identification and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead ICR's Cancer Prevention Group in developing novel preventive cancer vaccines.

Skills

Peptide-based vaccine development

Cancer immunology

Immuno-oncology

Education

PhD or MD

Job description

Overview

ICR is hiring a Principal Scientist with a deep background in peptide-based vaccine development, cancer immunology and immuno-oncology. As part of our mission to prevent age-related disease, training human immune systems to spot and destroy cancer before it becomes a problem is critical.

With us, you\'ll get to:

• Lead ICR\'s Cancer Prevention Group in researching and developing novel preventive cancer vaccines

Compensation

Base pay range: $165,000.00/yr - $205,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types: Annual Bonus

The compensation ranges listed below are starting ranges.

Starting base pay range: $165,000/yr - $205,000/yr

Responsibilities

• Lead ICR\'s Cancer Prevention Group in researching and developing novel preventive cancer vaccines

Qualifications

• A PhD, MD or both and at least 10 years of vaccine development experience, preferably cancer vaccines
• In-depth knowledge of and experience researching personalized cancer vaccines, including peptide-based vaccines and neoantigen-based cancer vaccines
• Extensive experience with vaccine epitope identification, selection/prioritization (of neoantigens), vaccine adjuvants and immune response monitoring
• Experience with molecular T cell receptor repertoire analysis and tracking, T cell proliferation assays, cytokine release assays and ELISPOT
• Experience deriving antigen-specific T cell clones and lines
• Expertise in cancer stem cell antigens, tumor-associated antigens, neoantigens, immuno-editing and immuno-monitoring
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with vaccine delivery systems, including peptide-, cell- and viral-based systems
• The ability to work well with CROs and manage external projects
• The ability to work in the United States without sponsorship

Position details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Research, Science, and Project Management