Senior Scientist, Virology

Solvias • Morrisville, NC

51d • Onsite

About The Position

Located at our US headquarters in RTP, North Carolina, the Senior Scientist, Virology position will have expertise in key virology skills, including viral culture techniques, virus identification, virus-host interaction analysis, and be familiar with the principles of detection of adventitious viruses in biological materials. Such as, unprocessed bulk harvest, biological raw materials, and drug substance and drug product testing. Familiarity with viruses across the range of human and veterinary viral pathogens, including typical growth characteristics and detectability with the standard endpoints of cytopathic effect, hemadsorption, and hemagglutination. Your leadership and collaboration skills will be vital in guiding operational activities, while also coaching and mentoring junior scientists in a growing team within our multidisciplinary environment.

Requirements

• Expertise in key virology skills, including viral culture techniques, virus identification, virus-host interaction analysis.
• Familiarity with the principles of detection of adventitious viruses in biological materials (unprocessed bulk harvest, biological raw materials, drug substance and drug product testing).
• Familiarity with viruses across the range of human and veterinary viral pathogens, including typical growth characteristics and detectability with the standard endpoints of cytopathic effect, hemadsorption, and hemagglutination.
• Leadership and collaboration skills.
• Ability to coach and mentor junior scientists.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, participate in lab activities and act as SME for Virology.
• Collaborate with the Team Lead/Director to train, develop and coordinate daily laboratory tasks for the team.
• Lead development, optimization, and execution of virology assays including TCID50, rcAAV, infectivity, and neutralization assays.
• Oversee viral propagation, mammalian cell culture, and assay troubleshooting.
• Generate, interpret data and troubleshoot assays as needed.
• Design and implement experimental approaches aligned to client study objectives.
• Handle multiple projects at the same time and ensure on-time testing and delivery of analytical results to clients.
• Communicate effectively with clients providing scientific expertise to projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed