Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow- Vaccine Preclinical Development - Experimental Medicine
About The Position
Our company is a global health care leader with a portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, , and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement, and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career. Be a part of the legacy: Research and Development Division Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program The Research Laboratories Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program aims to be a best-in-industry program for industrial postdoctoral researchers, designed to provide you with an academic focus in a commercial environment. With the resources, reach, and expertise of a large pharmaceutical company, postdoctoral researchers will be positioned to excel in an institution committed to breakthrough innovation in research and discovery. Research Environment The fellow will join a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment with access to established experimental and computational capabilities needed to support the project. Position Overview We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative candidate with expertise in virology, immunology, computational biology, or a related field to join the Vaccine Preclinical Development group at our West Point, PA site. As a postdoctoral fellow, you will work within a highly collaborative research environment to investigate the biology of latent herpesvirus reservoirs in the context of immune dysregulation and disease-associated phenotypes. The successful candidate will lead independent and collaborative research focused on the molecular characterization and computational analysis of various primary samples/tissues using high-dimensional single-cell and systems immunology approaches.
Requirements
- Must currently hold a PhD OR Receive a Ph.D. no later than spring 2027
- Ph.D. in Immunology, Virology, Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, or a related field
- No more than 3 previous years of postdoctoral experience
- Expertise in immunology, virology, host-pathogen biology, or related fields
- Expertise in single cell transcriptomics (Flex Apex, CITE-seq, Spatial Transcriptomics, etc.)
- Proficient in end-to-end computational analysis of complex biological datasets, with exposure to single-cell transcriptomic or other omics data
- Experience with flow cytometry
- Strong background in experimental design, data interpretation, and troubleshooting.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing effectively in a collaborative team environment
- Strong scientific writing, presentation, and communication skills
- Strong publication record or evidence of productive research accomplishments
Nice To Haves
- Expertise in herpesvirus biology
- Expertise in lymphocyte responses to vaccination or infection
- Familiarity or experience with TCR/BCR repertoire sequencing and analysis
- Familiarity or experience with novel vaccine adjuvants and/or vaccine platforms
- Familiarity with BSL2 level viral pathogens
- Familiarity with biomarker development and/or translational analysis of clinical cohort datasets
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement experimental strategies to enrich and/or characterize immune cells from peripheral blood
- Perform and optimize single-cell and high-dimensional immunology assays
- Contribute to the development of computational frameworks leading to biomarker discovery
- Present findings at internal and external scientific meetings and contribute to manuscript preparation and publication
- Collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams spanning immunology, virology, and translational research
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
