Senior Scientist, Viral Vaccines

Pfizer • Pearl River, NY

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Use Your Power for Purpose Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer’s purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best-in-class medicines to patients around the world. What You Will Achieve As a senior scientist, you will be at the center of our operations and you’ll find that everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to quality. You will be part of a team to support the preclinical evaluation and clinical development of mRNA and protein based viral vaccines. You will be responsible for performing and developing immunoassays supporting various viral programs to monitor the immune responses elicited by vaccine candidates. You will be using your scientific knowledge to adapt and develop standard methods and techniques by applying prior work experience and consulting others. Your creativity in developing novel assays and new ideas will be used frequently. You will be part of a dynamic team and should possess a strong work ethic and collaborative spirit and be adaptable to fast-paced environments. It is your innovative scientific temperament that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe. How You Will Achieve It Independently design and perform assays to analyze immune responses to vaccine candidates that include (but are not limited to) cell culture, neutralization assays, Luminex, and ELISAs in BSL-2 environments. Develop and optimize new or current assays to improve work efficiency. Apply technical skills and functional knowledge to complete projects/ assignments independently and proactively. Perform data analysis; summarize and interpret experimental results and present at team meetings. Write research reports to support regulatory submissions. Read scientific and technical literature to stay current in the field and to bring new and improved technologies to the laboratory. Maintain laboratory notebooks in compliance with the Pfizer Laboratory Notebook Policy. Stay current on all departmental and corporate training. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• PhD with 0+ years' experience in Immunology, Virology, Biology or a related field in pre-clinical research or bachelor's degree with 8+ years OR Master's degree and 6+ years of relevant experience
• Comprehensive knowledge and hands on experience with immunoassays (neutralization, L uminex and ELISA) and data interpretation.
• Strong background in immunology and virology.
• Experience in assay development.
• Proficiency in software to perform analysis and presentation of data (Excel, GraphPad Prism, PowerPoint, and relevant scientific software).
• Strong motivation with a dedicated work ethic.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced experience in generating protocols using Bravo Automated Liquid Handling Platform.
• Experience in designing and completing experiments independently.
• Knowledge of Luminex technology and molecular biology techniques.
• Expert in Microsoft Excel (advanced formulas and functions).

Responsibilities

• Independently design and perform assays to analyze immune responses to vaccine candidates that include (but are not limited to) cell culture, neutralization assays, Luminex, and ELISAs in BSL-2 environments.
• Develop and optimize new or current assays to improve work efficiency.
• Apply technical skills and functional knowledge to complete projects/ assignments independently and proactively.
• Perform data analysis; summarize and interpret experimental results and present at team meetings.
• Write research reports to support regulatory submissions.
• Read scientific and technical literature to stay current in the field and to bring new and improved technologies to the laboratory.
• Maintain laboratory notebooks in compliance with the Pfizer Laboratory Notebook Policy.
• Stay current on all departmental and corporate training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% of the base salary
• eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program
• 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
• paid vacation, holiday and personal days
• paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees