Sr. Scientist, Biomarkers and Assays
ModernaTX, Inc.

Job Info

---

The Role:

This role is an exciting opportunity to be a critical part of Moderna's Infectious Diseases research team. Reporting to the Director, Biomarkers and Assays, the Sr. Scientist will contribute to the advancement of Moderna's mRNA based bacterial vaccines and therapeutic programs. The Sr. Scientist will be accountable for supporting preclinical and clinical biomarkers for bacterial vaccine programs and will apply expertise in immunological assay development to bacterial vaccine programs at Moderna. The candidate will also apply immunoassay expertise to support partnership programs. Located in Cambridge, MA, the individual will support collaborations with external partners advancing into early clinical studies.

Here's What You'll Do:

• Apply expertise in bacterial immunology and functional assay development to advance bacterial vaccine programs
  
• Apply scientific expertise to support mechanism of action studies for bacterial vaccine programs.
  
• Develop immunological assays using diverse assay platforms such as MSD, Luminex, and Octet
  
• Develop and support the routine performance of a variety of ligand binding assays, cell-based assays, neutralization assays as well as flow cytometry panels
  
• Develop and implement a variety of functional assays to support the biological characterization of clinical and preclinical vaccine candidates
  
• Assist in the identification and validation of new targets for vaccine intervention
  
• Work closely with preclinical and clinical CROs to develop assays and immunological endpoint evaluations for preclinical studies, review, and report results.
  
• Work closely with cross-functional teams across the Moderna ecosystem, collaborators and CROs to progress candidates from Discovery through IND-enabling studies
  
• Identify and implement relevant novel immunological approaches and technology to accelerate infectious disease research
  
• Manage multiple experiments, projects, and interactions with supporting functions simultaneously
  
• Interpret, troubleshoot, and report complex data
  
• Propose novel vaccine and therapeutic targets aligned with Moderna ID strategy
  

Here's What You'll Bring to the Table:

• Ph.D. in Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, or Chemistry with at least 3 years of related postdoctoral research experience. Exceptional recent Ph.D. candidates would also be considered at the Scientist level
  
• Deep understanding of bacterial diseases, bacterial pathogenesis, and bacterial immunology
  
• Expertise in the design and set up of a variety of bacterial in vitro assays, serological assays, cell-based assays, and functional assays.
  
• Experience working with diverse platforms such as Luminex, MSD, and Octet is required.
  
• Demonstrated ability to design and execute new experimental approaches
  
• Excellent team spirit, communication, and presentation skills
  
• Contributions to high impact publications and presentations in the field of bacterial immunology and/or vaccinology.
  
• Candidate will be curious in exploring new path for evaluating vaccine mediated responses, bold in proposing creative experimental designs and ideas. Will work collaboratively with multifunctional teams and will be relentless in pursuing successful outcomes
  
• Preferred: Expertise in supporting preclinical and clinical vaccine candidates.
  
• Preferred: 2-3 years of independent research experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
  
• Preferred: Experience in CRO management and academic collaborations
  

Here's What We'll Bring to the Table:

• On-site subsidized cafeteria or catered lunches
• Company-provided iPhone
• Free parking, monthly subway pass or a subsidized commuter rail pass
• Free annual corporate membership to Bluebikes
• Highly competitive healthcare coverage including: medical offered through BCBS (HMO/PPO), dental, and vision offered through VSP
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• 16 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• 16 weeks 100% paid family caregiver leave
• 20 weeks 100% paid medical leave
• Eligible for "Moderna Month" (one month paid sabbatical after five years of service and eligible for additional one month paid sabbatical every 3 years thereafter)
• Adoption assistance and discounts to local childcare centers, as well as access to care.com
• 401k (traditional and Roth offered) with 50% match on first 6% deferred. Match is vested immediately
• A suite of Moderna paid insurance coverage, including: life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Voluntary legal assistance plan
• 15 days' vacation and 7 sick days per year, in addition to a discretionary winter shut down and 11 company paid holidays (includes 2 floating holidays)

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna

In 10 years since its inception,Modernahas transformed from a science research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across six modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for both clinical and commercial production at scale and at unprecedented speed.Modernamaintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and auto-immune diseases.Modernahas been named a top biopharmaceutical employer bySciencefor the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

#LI-AM1
-

This job has expired.