Senior Associate Scientist - Bioassay Development

Scorpion Therapeutics; Pearl River (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Laboratory Scientist to support early vaccine development within the Vaccines Early BioProcess Analytical Development group. The role focuses on bioassay testing, method development, and qualification.

You will perform ELISAs and cell-based bioassays, document experiments, analyze data, and contribute to technical documents while staying current with literature and supporting daily lab operations. On-premise lab setup with no travel specified.

Qualifications

• BA/BS with 3-5 years or MA/MS with 0-3 years in biology or related fields.
• experience in analytical labs.
• knowledge of antibody-antigen interactions and bioassay techniques.
• strong communication skills.
• proficiency in scientific software.

Responsibilities

• perform assays such as ELISAs and cell-based bioassays to support process, formulation, stability, and characterization studies;
• document experiments;
• analyze data;
• contribute to technical document authorship;
• stay current with scientific literature;
• support daily lab operations.

Skills

bioassays

data analysis

communication skills

document writing

scientific software

bioinformatics basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology or related field

Master's degree in biology or related field

Tools

ELISA

NGS workflows

Job description

Role

Laboratory scientist supporting early vaccine development within the Vaccines Early BioProcess Analytical Development group, focusing on bioassay testing, method development, and qualification.

Responsibilities

• perform assays such as ELISAs and cell-based bioassays to support process, formulation, stability, and characterization studies;
• document experiments;
• analyze data;
• contribute to technical document authorship;
• stay current with scientific literature;
• support daily lab operations.

Qualifications

• BA/BS with 3-5 years or MA/MS with 0-3 years in biology or related fields;
• experience in analytical labs;
• knowledge of antibody-antigen interactions and bioassay techniques;
• strong communication skills;
• proficiency in scientific software.

Nice to Have

• experience with ELISA, NGS workflows, automation, and electronic lab notebooks.

High-Value

• vaccine development, bioassays, early-stage (preclinical/IND), fast-moving projects.

Work Setup

on-premise lab; no travel specified.