Vaxcyte
Senior Associate Scientist, Research
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
- BS degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related field with a minimum of 5 years of industry experience, or MS degree with a minimum of 3 years of industry experience.
- Proficiency in conjugation techniques involving polysaccharides and proteins.
- Hands-on experience with analytical methods for characterization of biomolecules.
- Knowledge of chemistry principles related to covalent coupling and crosslinking chemistries.
- Experience in vaccine development or biopharmaceutical research.
- Familiarity with GLP/GMP environments and regulatory standards.
Skills
- Conduct analytical characterization of conjugates using techniques such as HPLC, SEC, MS, SDS-PAGE, UV-Vis, and other relevant methods.
- Analyze and interpret data, prepare technical reports, and present findings to internal and external stakeholders.
- Stay up to date with current scientific literature and emerging technologies in conjugate vaccine development.
Compensation
- $121,000 - $141,000
- 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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