Senior Associate Scientist - Immuno Assay

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals•Tarrytown, GA

1d•$80,300 - $131,100•Onsite

About The Position

Regeneron's Assay Development Group (ADG), located in Tarrytown, NY, is seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate Scientist to join the team. The ADG in Bioanalytical sciences develops preclinical and clinical assays to support program pipeline. In this role, you will support ongoing work, sample preparation, assay runs, data processing ensuring compliance with current GxP guidance documentation. Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for over 30 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurology, infectious diseases and rare diseases. Regeneron is also proud of award winning culture of innovation, being recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2021, Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators in 2020, and Forbes JUST companies in 2020, among others.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Biology or a related field with 3-6+ years of proven experience.
Hands-on knowledge in immunoassays using a variety of detection systems.
Proven understanding of additional methodologies to measure proteins and immunogenicity.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Biology or a related field.
Overseeing the preparation of reagents and buffers for use within the Assay Development Group and may coordinate the re-ordering of laboratory supplies and reagents when needed.
Effectively operating a range of laboratory instrumentation and may oversee instrument verifications and/or maintenance, if required.
Evaluating new technologies for the development of immunoassays using new formats or techniques.
Maintaining GLP compliance for all laboratory work and documentation related to assay validations in accordance with FDA regulations and company SOPs.
Assists in maintaining GLP compliance in the laboratory.
Maintaining cleanliness of individual and communal work areas.
Learning and complying with safety requirements of his/her laboratory.
Recognizes potential safety problems and takes action to correct them.
Prior experience in bioanalytical assay development.

Responsibilities

Designs and executes immunoassays (e.g., ELISA) with minimal supervision, based on protocols provided by literature, seminars and other scientists.
Troubleshoots assay-related problems with minimal guidance of his/her supervisor and performs follow-up experiments.
Suggests modifications to protocols or alternative protocols.
Develops immunoassay methods and writes assay validation protocols for review with minimal supervision by supervisor and/or Study Director.
Routinely multi-tasks and can work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Summarizes and presents results to supervisor in a logical manner, verbally and in written reports or presentations.
Expertly performs validation experiments, summarizes results in a tabular manner.
Writes/reviews validation reports and procedure documents for review by the Study Director.
Communicates effectively with supervisor and other members of the Assay Development Group.