What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Scientist, Cancer Vaccines position at InVitro Cell Research, LLC?
ICR's Cancer Prevention science centers on developing preventive cancer vaccines. We are hiring a Principal Scientist with a deep background in peptide-based vaccine development, cancer immunology and immuno-oncology. As part of our mission to prevent age-related disease, training human immune systems to spot and destroy cancer before it becomes a problem is critical. We truly believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
With us, you'll get to:
- Lead our Cancer Prevention Group in researching and developing novel preventive cancer vaccines
Please apply if you have:
- A PhD, MD or both and at least 10 years of vaccine development experience, preferably cancer vaccines
- In-depth knowledge of and experience researching personalized cancer vaccines, including peptide-based vaccines and neoantigen-based cancer vaccines
- Extensive experience with vaccine epitope identification, selection/prioritization (of neoantigens), vaccine adjuvants and immune response monitoring
- Experience with molecular T cell receptor repertoire analysis and tracking, T cell proliferation assays, cytokine release assays and ELISPOT
- Experience deriving antigen-specific T cell clones and lines
- Expertise in cancer stem cell antigens, tumor-associated antigens, neoantigens, immuno-editing and immuno-monitoring
- Extensive knowledge of and experience with vaccine delivery systems, including peptide-, cell- and viral-based systems
- The ability to work well with CROs and manage external projects
And you'll need:
- An easygoing, friendly personality
- The ability to work in the United States without sponsorship
Position title and salary are commensurate with experience.
The compensation ranges listed below are starting ranges.
Starting base pay range: $165,000/yr - $205,000/yr
Starting bonus range: $7,500/yr - $20,000/yr
Salary : $165,000 - $205,000
