Senior Immunology Assay Scientist

Biopharma Careers; Cambridge (MA); Presencial; USD 90 000 - 118 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Healthcare benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

Equity award

Generous paid time off

Resumo da oferta

Moderna is seeking a Sr. Research Associate to join the Infectious Disease Research Immunology team.

The role focuses on designing and optimizing antibody binding and functional serological assays across preclinical to IND-enabling stages to inform vaccine and therapeutic strategies. The candidate will contribute to assay development across ELISA, Luminex, MSD, and Octet, and support epitope mapping and antibody characterization with cross-functional collaborators.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in immunology, microbiology vaccinology or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with ligand binding assays and increasing independence in assay design.

Responsabilidades

• Execute and optimize antibody binding assays across ELISA, Luminex, MSD, and Octet.
• Design, develop, and perform competitive and capture ligand binding assays.
• Perform functional serological assays including blockade and enzyme inhibition assays.
• Conduct epitope-specific enrichment and depletion studies to characterize humoral responses.
• Maintain mammalian cell cultures and develop cell-based assays.
• Analyze data using GraphPad Prism and related tools.
• Prepare data-driven presentations and reports for team meetings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage multiple experiments and projects.
• Support automation of routine assays and explore AI-enabled workflows where applicable.
• Review literature to inform assay development and identify new technologies.

Conhecimentos

Immunology

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Scientific communication

Formação académica

Bachelor's in Immunology/related field

Ferramentas

ELISA

Luminex

MSD

Octet

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Moderna is seeking a Sr. Research Associate to join the Infectious Disease Research Immunology team.

The role focuses on designing and optimizing antibody binding and functional serological assays across preclinical to IND-enabling stages to inform vaccine and therapeutic strategies. The candidate will contribute to assay development across ELISA, Luminex, MSD, and Octet, and support epitope mapping and antibody characterization with cross-functional collaborators.