Biologist (52117)
Position Title:
Biologist
Total Hours/Week:
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; 40 hours/week
Pay and Benefits:
This is a full-time position that pays an annual salary of $94,860 to $102,000. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, holiday time, and 401K. See more at GAPsi.com/benefits/.
Employer:
GAP Solutions, Inc. 205 Van Buren Street, Ste. 205, Herndon, VA, 20170
Work Location:
9 W. Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Teleworking is permitted two days per week.
Position Duties:
Execute formulation and stability studies, including coordinating study tasks, interpreting analytical data using protein and vaccine structure, stability concepts, and elements of the effects of solution components on stability; generating samples; analyzing sample data; and presenting data to project teams. Execute assay development studies for vaccine and biotherapeutic characterization under the guidance of senior personnel, including coordinating tasks; generating and analyzing samples; interpreting analytical data using protein and vaccine structure, stability concepts, and elements of the effects of solution components on stability; collating overall study data; and presenting study data to project teams. Prepare technical protocols documenting formulation, stability, and method development studies in collaboration with senior personnel, including design based technical analytical experience and theoretical understanding of protein/vaccine structure and stability concepts. Prepare technical reports documenting formulation, stability, and method development studies, which may include drafting, editing, and verification of data. Contribute to professional manuscripts based on results of formulation, stability, and method development studies, as needed.
Education requirements:
Experience Requirements:
Qualified applicants must have a Master's Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or foreign equivalent.
Qualified applicants must have two (2) years of post-baccalaureate experience as a Biologist, Scientist, or a substantially similar position. Experience must include two (2) years of each of the following: protein formulation; formulation and stability design assessment studies for protein nanoparticle-based vaccines for HIV antibodies, Malaria vaccine, and Influenza vaccine; study coordination and execution in one of the following areas: protein/vaccine formulation, protein/vaccine stability, or protein/vaccine pre-formulation; hands-on studies designing and executing formulation and stability assessments of ultra-high concentration antibody therapeutics for HIV antibodies and Influenza vaccine; data analysis; protein chemistry; and JMP, Origin, GRAMS, Prism, and SigmaPlot.
Respond To:
Qualified applicants email resumes to [click to reveal email address], and reference Biologist in the email.