Virus Production Scientist, 2910-1

Artech Information System LLC; La Jolla Ranch (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT staffing company is seeking a Vaccine Purification Scientist based in La Jolla, California. The role involves developing and supporting vaccine platform production processes, with a strong emphasis on independent experimental design and critique. Ideal candidates should have a BS or MSc in biological sciences or chemical engineering and 1-5 years of laboratory experience. Desirable skills include protein purification techniques and familiarity with handling infectious viruses. This is a laboratory-based position focusing on practical training and theoretical understanding.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years working in a laboratory in an academic or industrial setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support vaccine platform production processes at the research scale.
• Independently design and execute experimental work for vaccine discovery projects.
• Accountable for critical appraisal of results and present findings at project milestones.

Skills

protein/virus purification using chromatographic techniques

experience with Unicorn based FPLC systems

tangential flow ultrafiltration

dead-end filtration and ultracentrifugation

virus/protein characterization techniques

handling Cat.2 infectious viruses

Education

BS or MSc in biological sciences or biochemical/chemical engineering

Job description

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.

Job Description

Vaccine Immuno therapeutics (VITx) seeks to Client Client vaccines (prophylactic and therapeutic) for the prevention and treatment of significant human using a variety of vaccine technology platforms combined with immunomodulatory agents. A virus purification scientist is required to join Vaccine Immunotherapeutics in La Jolla, California, to develop and support vaccine platform production processes at the research scale. The candidate will have solid training and knowledge in virus/protein purification. The candidate will be able to independently and proactively apply this knowledge in the design and execution of experimental work, to enable progression of vaccine discovery projects.

Experience in most or all of the following areas are desirable:

• protein/virus purification using chromatographic techniques
• experience with Unicorn based FPLC systems
• tangential flow ultrafiltration
• dead-end filtration and ultracentrifugation based purification

Additional desirable skills would include virus/protein characterization techniques and experience in handling Cat.2 infectious viruses.

The candidate will be required to work semi-independently and, as a member of a team, be accountable for the critical appraisal of their results and present them for review, at specific project milestones. The role is laboratory based, and a major emphasis is placed upon laboratory training to increase the scope of practical abilities, as well as the theory behind such practical work.

Qualifications

BSs or MSc in biological sciences or biochemical/chemical engineering

At least 1-5 years working in a laboratory in an academic or industrial setting