Vaxcyte
Scientist I, Drug Product Analytics (Laboratory Automation)
San Carlos, California, United States · Junior
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About the role
- Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked.
- Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, and Shigella is just the beginning.
- Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance.
Requirements
- PhD, MS or Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
- PhD with 0-2 years
- MS with 5+ years
- BS with 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Familiarity with plate-based assays (Lowry, BCA, etc.), multiplexed immunoassays (MSD).
- Experience analyzing and visualizing assay data using software tools such as Excel, Prism, or equivalent statistical/data analysis platforms.
- Experience authoring analytical technical documentation including method protocols, SOPs, reports, and study summaries, and maintaining well-documented electronic laboratory notebooks (eLN).
Nice to have
- Program, script, and troubleshoot automated methods in Hamilton VENUS software, independently resolving robotic hardware, liquid-handling, labware, and system integration issues to keep automated assays running reliably.
- Contribute to method development, qualification, and technology transfer activities, including collaboration with external analytical laboratories and manufacturing CMOs.
- this role is predominantly lab-based and requires strong scientific judgment, independence in experimental execution, rigor in data analysis, and meticulous record keeping.
Compensation
- $129,000 - $151,000
- The compensation package will be competitive and includes comprehensive benefits and an equity component.
Benefits
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Company info
- Join our Mission to Protect Humankind!
- WHAT we do is every bit as important as HOW we do it!
- Our work together is guided by four enduring core values:
- We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered.
- We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind.
- Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives.
- The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making.
Equal opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer.
- Recruitment Fraud Notice
- Please be aware of fraud or scams from individuals, organizations and/or internet sites claiming to represent Vaxcyte in recruitment activities.
- All legitimate communication from Vaxcyte will come from an official @vaxcyte.com email address.
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