Biologist (52117)

Position Title:

Biologist

Total Hours/Week:

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; 40 hours/week

Pay and Benefits:

This is a full-time position that pays an annual salary of $94860 to $102000. Benefits include medical dental vision paid time off holiday time and 401K. See more at Solutions Inc. 205 Van Buren Street Ste. 205 Herndon VA 20170

Work Location:

9 W. Watkins Mill Road Gaithersburg MD 20878

Teleworking is permitted two days per week.

Position Duties:

Execute formulation and stability studies including coordinating study tasks interpreting analytical data using protein and vaccine structure stability concepts and elements of the effects of solution components on stability; generating samples; analyzing sample data; and presenting data to project teams. Execute assay development studies for vaccine and biotherapeutic characterization under the guidance of senior personnel including coordinating tasks; generating and analyzing samples; interpreting analytical data using protein and vaccine structure stability concepts and elements of the effects of solution components on stability; collating overall study data; and presenting study data to project teams. Prepare technical protocols documenting formulation stability and method development studies in collaboration with senior personnel including design based technical analytical experience and theoretical understanding of protein/vaccine structure and stability concepts. Prepare technical reports documenting formulation stability and method development studies which may include drafting editing and verification of data. Contribute to professional manuscripts based on results of formulation stability and method development studies as needed.

Education requirements:

Experience Requirements:

Qualified applicants must have a Masters Degree in Chemistry Biochemistry Chemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering or foreign equivalent.

Qualified applicants must have two (2) years of post-baccalaureate experience as a Biologist Scientist or a substantially similar position. Experience must include two (2) years of each of the following: protein formulation; formulation and stability design assessment studies for protein nanoparticle-based vaccines for HIV antibodies Malaria vaccine and Influenza vaccine; study coordination and execution in one of the following areas: protein/vaccine formulation protein/vaccine stability or protein/vaccine pre-formulation; hands-on studies designing and executing formulation and stability assessments of ultra-high concentration antibody therapeutics for HIV antibodies and Influenza vaccine; data analysis; protein chemistry; and JMP Origin GRAMS Prism and SigmaPlot.

Respond To:

Qualified applicants email resumes to and reference Biologist in the email.