HIV Assay Scientist

Eurofins•Upper Gwynedd Township, PA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

This position will be responsible for virus production and characterization, and patient sample handling and testing via high throughput instrumentation. The successful candidate will participate in routine testing as well as the development and validation of novel assays. The job will entail several facets of HIV work including: Receipt, logging, and processing of patient blood samples into PBMCs, Virus production – including large laboratory-scale preps, ELISA and flow cytometry-based characterization, and plasmid handling, High throughput testing of compounds in cellular HIV assays, Assisting with development, validation, and running of novel biomarker assay.

Requirements

At least a bachelor's degree in life science, bioengineering, or similar area of study
3+ years of hands-on experience in a pharmaceutical industry lab environment focusing on cell culture and running assays
Must have hands-on experience with mammalian cell culture and immunoassays
Ability and willingness to learn and operate automated equipment
Must be eligible to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship
Handling of HIV+ materials (lab strains as well as patient-derived samples) is a job requirement

Nice To Haves

Experience with blood processing
Experience with primary cell culture, transfection, and flow cytometry
Previous experience operating automated liquid handlers

Responsibilities

Virus production and characterization
Patient sample handling and testing via high throughput instrumentation
Routine testing
Development and validation of novel assays
Receipt, logging, and processing of patient blood samples into PBMCs
Virus production (large laboratory-scale preps, ELISA and flow cytometry-based characterization, and plasmid handling)
High throughput testing of compounds in cellular HIV assays
Assisting with development, validation, and running of novel biomarker assay