Senior Scientist

Sanofi • Pocono Township, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started? The Senior Scientist for the LBA Platform will design, develop, qualify, validate, and implement ligand-binding immunoassays that support clinical endpoints across the Sanofi vaccine portfolio. The role demands expertise in methods and technologies that include ELISA, RIA, Luminex, Ortho VITROS, ECL and automated platforms. The candidate will also be expected to provide mentorship and effectively supervise and train lab personnel to perform assigned tasks while ensuring applicable compliance and regulatory agency standards are met. The candidate will serve as key resource as expert technical representation within its organization and on multidisciplinary teams. This is a laboratory-based role and the candidate is expected to spent high percent time in the laboratory.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) in Biological Sciences or related field + Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience OR • Master's degree (M.Sc.) in Biological Sciences or related field from an accredited university + Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience OR • Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Biological Sciences or related field from an accredited university + Minimum 1 year of relevant professional experience
• Demonstrated previous experience with developing and/or applying ligand binding immunoassays to detect and quantify analytes in biological or other complex samples, as evidenced by scientific publications and presentations at scientific meetings.
• Ability to work with viruses, bacteria and potentially infectious samples from humans (BSL-2 or BSL-2+).
• Lead, mentor and train lab staff.
• Strong ability to deliver complex objectives under aggressive timelines in a rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent technical, critical thinking and communication (oral and written) skills with ability to manage projects and resolve technical problems independently and also work effectively within cross-functional teams
• Experience working in GXP compliant environment.
• Understanding of GXP practices and procedures required.

Responsibilities

• The Senior Scientist for the LBA Platform will design, develop, qualify, validate, and implement ligand-binding immunoassays that support clinical endpoints across the Sanofi vaccine portfolio.
• The candidate will also be expected to provide mentorship and effectively supervise and train lab personnel to perform assigned tasks while ensuring applicable compliance and regulatory agency standards are met.
• The candidate will serve as key resource as expert technical representation within its organization and on multidisciplinary teams.
• This is a laboratory-based role and the candidate is expected to spent high percent time in the laboratory.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees