Scientist, Analytical Development Bioassays (Temporary)

THE OPPORTUNITY

Vir Biotechnology is looking for a Scientist, Analytical Development (Temporary). You will report to the Director, Analytical Development Bioassays and support the development of bioassays to interrogate the mechanism of action for antibody and other biologic therapeutics. You will execute cell-based and binding assays for characterization testing in support of process and formulation development, comparability and structure-activity relationship studies. You will design and conduct laboratory experiments, author protocols/reports.

This role is located in our San Francisco headquarters with an expectation of at least 5 days per week in office.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Develop, optimize and qualify cell-based and binding bioassays
• Bring in new assay modalities and technology to the group as needed
• Prepare assay standards, controls, critical reagents, and ensure appropriate system suitability criteria are met
• Perform characterization testing including binding ELISA, Neutralization assays, and effector function assays to support structure-function studies, force degradation studies and BLA-enabling Process and Formulation development studies
• Troubleshoot method-related issues internally and at external labs
• Author study protocols, development/qualification reports and test methods, summarize and verify data for regulatory filings

WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years' of industry experience, Master's degree with 6+ years' of industry experience, PhD with no industry experience
• Experience in bioassay method development, transfer and qualification
• Experience in data analysis of bioassays including parallel line analysis and other statistical data analysis for evaluating method performance
• Ability to execute laboratory experiments both independently and with other team members
• Effective at trouble-shooting method-related issues
• Experience working on multiple projects, adjusting quickly to changes in priorities