Senior Antibody MCM Development Lead

We have an opening for a senior scientist to lead antibody medical countermeasure development joining ongoing innovative projects developing biologics against infectious diseases.  You will be responsible for overseeing the development of antibody drug products from initial concept through to initial testing and handoff to partners for drug trails. You will lead activities conducted by crossfunctional interdisciplinary teams including exploring technical feasibility developing strategy performing laboratory validation and anticipating follow on regulatory requirements toward IND filing. Preferred candidates will have extensive experience with infectious disease research as well as experience managing translational research processes aimed at preparing biologics for preclinical trials. This position is in the Biosciences and Biotechnology Division.

You will

• Lead the development of antibody drug products. This includes coordinating and leading subject matter experts to assess technical feasibility and strategic benefits of potential new antibody products working with team leads responsible for computational antibody design as well as leads responsible for antibody production and characterization.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional interdisciplinary teams including R&D efforts on new assay development and new laboratory technologies.
• Collaborate with external partners that provide reagents assays and/or protein production capabilities.
• Develop product development strategies including working with project managers to define and track highly complex multiyear project plans timelines and budgets.
• Prepare scientific reports summarizing results from highly complex research activities performed onsite and with partner organizations.
• Work with antibody production team to oversee recombinant mammalian and bacterial protein expression and purification.
• Interface with computational teams performing computational design.
• Lead multilocation research teams
• Anticipate project shortcomings in advance and direct resources to develop effective solutions to improve efficiency in key areas relevant antibody design and discovery.
• Share research results in peerreviewed journals
• Develop and maintain relationships with external partners and collaborators.
• Stay uptodate with industry trends and advancements in antibody technology.
• Initiate and/or lead collaborative projects requiring involvement of a broader scientific community.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• Must be eligible to access the Laboratory in compliance with Section 3112 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  See Additional Information section below for details.
• Ph.D. in Molecular Biology Cell Biology or related field the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Highly advanced experience in antibody product development for infectious disease countermeasures including experience in antibody generation and development assay design and antibody purification
• Substantial knowledge of cell biology molecular biology and biotechnology
• Expert with laboratory management including molecular biology and cell biology
• Substantial experience with recombinant mammalian and bacterial protein expression and purification
• Expert leadership communication and project management skills.
• Significant experience developing and managing workflows for high throughput antibody production and screening platforms.
• Expert written verbal communication and interpersonal skills necessary to deliver presentations prepare written reports and to interact with a diverse set of scientists engineers and other technical and administrative staff.

Qualifications We Desire

• Significant experience with regulatory submissions and compliance
• Proven track record of leading crossfunctional teams and developing successful product development strategies
• Expertise in library display technologies for high throughput screening e.g. mammalian cellbased expression/display yeast display and/or other platforms.
• Extensive experience with additional protein purification and characterization techniques.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position open to Lab employees and external candidates.

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• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules *depending on project needs)
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