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Senior Scientist, In-vitro Biologist

Employer
GSK
Location
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jul 1, 2022

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Senior Scientist, In-vitro Biologist

Are you a highly motivated scientific professional with experience in cellular and molecular biology? If so, the Senior Scientist role may be right for you! In this laboratory-based position, you will support early drug discovery projects with a focus on developing new experimental approaches to interrogate the pharmacology of novel modulators of the immune response. The selected candidate will be expected to collaborate with other team members to design and perform experimental studies to support the advancement of our autoimmune and inflammatory disease projects.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

  • MS degree in Immunology or BS degree with 3+ years of pharmaceutical laboratory experience in Immunology, Pharmacology, or Cellular or Molecular Biology.
  • 1 years' experience in animal models of autoimmunity (RA, IBD, MS, Type I diabetes, Lupus) and humanized mice models of inflammation.
  • 1 years' experience in cell-based assay skills including primary cell culture, immune cell isolation from blood and tissue, and other functional ex-vivo cell-based assays (e.g. Innate cell biology)


Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
  • Demonstrated record of scientific accomplishment through publications or patents.
  • Strong understanding of cellular and molecular biology techniques and flexibility to adopt new technologies.
  • Experience with animal models of inflammatory disease, primary cell culture, CRISPR, and multi-color flow cytometry.
  • Independent, self-starting and supportive of team-based research.
  • Previous experience in biotech and/or pharmaceutical drug discovery
  • Strong understanding of drug discovery processes, including small/large molecule development.
  • Ability to design and troubleshoot experiments to deliver results in a timely fashion.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to maintain attention to detail and high-performance standards.
  • Flexible, focused, enthusiastic, and highly motivated.
  • Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate scientific data.
  • Excellent record keeping and organizational skills.


Why GSK?

At GSK, we have already delivered unprecedented change over the past four years, improving R&D, becoming a leader inConsumer Health, strengthening our leadership, and transforming our commercial execution. Now, we're making the biggestchanges we've made to our business in over 20 years.We're on track to separate and create two new companies in 2022:New GSK with a leading portfolio of vaccines and specialty medicines as well as R&D based on immune system and geneticsscience; and a new world-leading consumer healthcare company of loved and trusted brands.​



With new ambition comes new purpose. For New GSK, this is to unite science, talent and technology to get ahead of diseasetogether - all with the clear ambition of delivering human health impact; stronger and more sustainable shareholder returns; andas a new GSK where outstanding people thrive.​



Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it. How we do all this is through our people and our culture. A culturethat isambitious for patients- so we deliver what matters better and faster;accountable for impact- with clear ownership ofgoals and support to succeed; andwhere we do the right thing. So, if you're ready to improve the lives of billions, join us at thisexciting moment in our journey. Join our challenge to get Ahead Together.​

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