Remote Senior Immunologist: Assay Development

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 1,976,000 - 3,129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Health insurance

Fully remote role

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Immunologist to lead assay development for next-generation therapeutics. This fully remote role requires designing, validating, and optimizing immunological assays with emphasis on assay robustness and data integrity.

You will work across discovery and translational teams, ensuring SOPs are followed and data are interpreted accurately, while managing multiple remote projects.

Qualifications

• PhD in immunology or related life sciences.
• 5+ years post-doctoral immunology experience with assay development.
• Hands-on with ELISpot, flow cytometry, ELISA and cell-based assays.
• Strong data analysis and interpretation of complex readouts.
• Proven ability to work remotely and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, optimize, and validate immunological assays.
• Characterize potency and mechanism of action of immunotherapies.
• Troubleshoot assay performance and ensure data quality.
• Collaborate with research teams and translate concepts into robust assays.
• Develop SOPs and perform data analysis for reports.

Skills

Independent work

Data analysis

Problem solving

Scientific communication

Education

PhD in Immunology

Tools

Multi-color flow cytometry

ELISA

ELISpot

Cell-based assays

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Immunologist to lead assay development for next-generation therapeutics. This fully remote role requires designing, validating, and optimizing immunological assays with emphasis on assay robustness and data integrity.

You will work across discovery and translational teams, ensuring SOPs are followed and data are interpreted accurately, while managing multiple remote projects.