Infectious Disease Scientist - II

Title: Infectious Disease Scientist - IIPay Rate: $ 47/ HR. with Benefits

Location: West Point, PADuration – 12 Months +Shift Time - Standard Shift

Job Description

Required Education: (Minimum degree required and Maximum degree accepted)Minimum degree: BS/BA 6years; MS-4years in a biological science related major.Maximum degree: PHD with atleast 1year of hands-on expertise with required skill set is must.Years of experience required for the role: At least 3 years performing laboratory research outside of degree.Required skills include Virological assay support, tissue/cell culture and ELISAs. Preferred Skills: GraphPad Prism, Electronic lab notebookPersonality:

• Detail oriented
• Great work ethic
• Excellent communication skills.
• Critical thinking: able to evaluate results and troubleshoot issues.Note:
• This is 100% lab based onsite role.
• Candidate should be fine with Blood borne pathogens titer screening after the assignment has started. Merck will be performing the titer test.Overall Responsibilities:We are seeking a contractor to join the Infectious Disease and Vaccines department in the vaccines group. The overarching goal of the group is to test pre-clinical vaccine candidates in animal models to help advance our viral vaccine programs. The contractor will be responsible for running ELISAs, viral plaque reduction assays, serum neutralization assays, generating viral stocks, managing internal, external shipments, sample inventory and overall laboratory support. Special note:candidates with viral propagation, titering, neutralization and ELISA experience.Viral plaque reduction assays using tissue samples Serum neutralization assays using viral clinical isolates Grow up large batches of viruses to support PDMB Run ELISAs to assess immunogenicity of viral vaccine programs Manage inventory and samples/shipments via Benchling/SWMS Overall lab support/cleaning BSL-II/III