Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with the leading medical research center in the world. We are seeking a Vaccine Biologist at the National Institutes of Health in Gaithersburg, MD This is a long-term contract position which offers:
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package
Optional health, vision, and dental plans
Vacation leave as well as 10 paid federal holidays and 401K plan.
Access to NIH's unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives
TASKS/SERVICES . The contractor shall:
Support the Analytical Development department of the Vaccine Production Program (VPP) in the Vaccine Research Center.
Independently perform UPLC-based content and identification assays for virus vaccines, recombinant proteins and virus-like particles that may be used as clinical vaccine candidates.
Contribute to the clinical development of a variety of vaccine candidates by independently performing multiple bioassays as required for project success.
Provide assay support and assay development for cGMP product release and characterization.
Participate in the development the following assays for protein characterization.
Protein A-UPLC
SE-UPLC
Bioassay development for a virus-like-particle vaccine
Develop, characterize, and transfer assays to the VRC pilot plant's QC group for product release.
Write technical protocols and reports documenting analytical development studies pertaining to his work and the work of the group.
REQUIREMENTS . The contractor must have:
Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or a related discipline.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in chemistry or a related field.
Demonstrated experience working in a clinical or research laboratory.
Demonstrated knowledge of principles and operating procedures of general laboratory equipment.
Experience with analytical equipment automation or instrument and method qualification will be highly beneficial.
Confident oral and written communication skills.
Proficiency in writing and reviewing method qualification/validation protocols and reports, method transfers, SOPs, QC data packets and other process documents.
Familiarity with computer software including word processing and data evaluation.
Knowledge and use of statistical design of experiments (DOE).
Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects.
Strong communications skills, both oral and written.
Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills.
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