Vaccine Formulation Scientist – PhD, On-site

Guidehouse; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Parental Leave

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Transit Benefits

Learning Opportunities

Job summary

Guidehouse in Gaithersburg, MD is seeking a Scientist to independently provide support for NHLBI objectives. This on-site role develops vaccine formulations, designs experiments, analyzes data, and guides formulation development with cross-functional teams. Strong protein/vaccine formulation expertise and a PhD are required.

Salary ranges from $130,000 to $216,000 annually with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• PhD required with vaccine/formulation focus.
• Strong design, execution and interpretation of protein vaccine/formulation studies.
• Experience with characterization methods and data interpretation.
• Must able to obtain/maintain public trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead formulation development and analysis for vaccines/biotherapeutics.
• Design experiments, coordinate studies, ensure data integrity.
• Develop assays for vaccine/biotherapeutic characterization.
• Prepare reports and publications and present findings.

Skills

Vaccine formulation

Study design

Data analysis

Protein chemistry

UV-Vis spectroscopy

Fluorescence spectroscopy

CD spectroscopy

DSC

Light scattering

Rheology

Particle characterization

Origin

GRAMS

Prism

SigmaPlot

Education

PhD in Pharmaceutics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related discipline

Tools

Origin

GRAMS

Prism

SigmaPlot

Job description

Guidehouse in Gaithersburg, MD is seeking a Scientist to independently provide support for NHLBI objectives. This on-site role develops vaccine formulations, designs experiments, analyzes data, and guides formulation development with cross-functional teams. Strong protein/vaccine formulation expertise and a PhD are required.

Salary ranges from $130,000 to $216,000 annually with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth within a collaborative environment.