Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Vaccine Immunobiology

Job Description

Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Vaccine Immunobiology

Be a part of the legacy: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program

Our company's Research Laboratories’ Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program aims to be a best-in-industry program for industrial postdoctoral researchers, designed to provide you with an academic focus in a commercial environment. With the resources, reach, and expertise of a large pharmaceutical company, postdoctoral researchers will be positioned to excel in an institution committed to breakthrough innovation in research and discovery.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral research fellow to join the Regulated Immunogenicity and Molecular Assay group within PCD BA at our compan. The successful candidate will initiate an independent research project to develop and implement new approaches to assess functional immune responses to vaccines. Different novel and alternate technologies will be evaluated to modernize and streamline the functional assays into one that could be of immediate benefit to the global vaccine programs. The expectation is that this work will open the possibilities for end-to-end modernization of current methods to redraw the vaccine functional assay landscape and bring about a game-changing impact across the industry with publications in high-tier scientific journals.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Designing and executing complex immunological assays with a focus on characterizing vaccine-specific functional immune response. Engage with peers and develop new internal and external collaborations to expand the group’s vaccine immune assay capabilities. Communicate results clearly with colleagues and the external scientific community through presentations and publications in leading peer-reviewed journals.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Candidates must currently hold a PhD OR receive a PhD no later than fall 2025, in life sciences - preferaby immunology, cell biology or microbiology, with fluency in immunological principles and infectious diseases

Required Experience and Skills:

• Proficient in tissue culture, flow cytometry, multiplex assay platforms and assay development

• Ability to work with viruses, bacteria and potentially infectious samples from humans and preclinical models (BSL-2)

• Motivated to solve complex problems by undertaking innovative approaches and applying state-of-the-art technologies.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively with peers within and across departments

• Effective organizational and multi-tasking skills

• Experience training and mentoring junior scientists

• Working knowledge using standard data analysis tools such as Spotfire, FlowJo, Graph Pad Prism etc., and Microsoft Office programs.

PostdoctoralOpportunities

Current Employees apply HERE

Current Contingent Workers apply HERE

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:

EEOC Know Your Rights

EEOC GINA Supplement

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.

Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts

U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Job Posting End Date:

• A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
  

Requisition ID:R325194