Novartis Research Scientist Vacancy – Molecular & Cell Biology Apply
As a Research Scientist II, you will have an opportunity to join the NIBR Biologics Center (NBC) and be at the cutting edge, leading the development of innovative medicines that can improve lives of patients.
Job Title: Research Scientist II, Analytical Sciences – Early Pipeline
Job Id: 343652BR
Elibgiltiy Criteria:
What you’ll bring to the role:
• Bachelor’s in Analytical Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Virology, or a related field with 4 years relevant experience or master’s with 2 years relevant experience
• Experience in molecular biology and analytical chemistry.
• Passionate about new technologies/methods to assess the quality of research vectors, including characterization and release assays for early pipeline development projects.
• Strong hands-on experience on analytical techniques such as RT-PCR, qPCR, ddPCR, Immunoassays such as ELISA, SDS-PAGE, flow cytometer, and high-content imaging and luminescent/fluorescent plate reader.
• Highly organized, attentive to detail, and able to work under tight timelines in a collaborative team setting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot and think critically, multitask and support multiple projects simultaneously.
• Quick learner, highly motivated, hard-working, and detail-oriented.
What you’ll be doing:
• Performs highly sensitive and reproducible PCR-based assays as required to enable progression of AAV early pipeline development projects in a timely fashion.
• Performs immunoassays and cell-based assays (mammalian cell lines, primary cell culture, iPSCs, etc.) as needed for molecular screening and function assessment of gene therapy prototypes.
• Supports or contributes to the development or optimization of new analytical methods for characterization of AAV gene therapy drug products and drug substances.
• Present experimental designs and results to various audiences at program meetings and department meetings.
• Maintains an electronic laboratory notebook that records all aspects of experimental design and results, following good documentation practices.
• Critical thinking, excellent data analysis using software such as Microsoft Excel, JMP, Prism, R scripts, and other software as needed with minimal supervision and interpretation skills.
• Other related duties as assigned.
Novartis Research Scientist Vacancy
