Vaxcyte
Senior Scientist, Analytical Development
San Carlos, California, United States · Senior
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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 5+ years
- MS with 8+ years
- BS with 10+ years of relevant industry experience in analytical development, QC, or related field.
- Deep expertise in analytical chemistry/biochemistry with broad understanding across platforms.
Nice to have
- Experience leading method development or optimization activities preferred.
Skills
- Ability to work in a laboratory environment for extended periods.
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
- Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) required.
- Contribute to a positive, inclusive, and safety-focused laboratory culture
- effectively communicate risk, options, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership, and align cross-functional teams on path forward.
- Reports to: Associate Director, Analytical Development
- Work Arrangement (may be adjusted based on business needs, job responsibilities, or changes to company policy):
- Onsite (minimum of 4 days per week onsite)
Compensation
- $165,000 - $193,000 (SF Bay Area) Salary ranges for non-California locations may vary.
- 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. 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.
- Recruitment Fraud Notice
- Please be aware of fraud or scams from individuals, organizations and/or internet sites claiming to represent Vaxcyte in recruitment activities. Vaxcyte has an established recruitment process for all positions prior to issuing an offer for employment and we will never extend unsolicited employment offers or ask candidates to provide financial or sensitive personal information as part of the application process. All legitimate communication from Vaxcyte will come from an official @vaxcyte.com email address. Qualified and interested candidates should apply to current openings at vaxcyte.com/careers.
- We are an equal opportunity employer.
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