Site Name: Belgium-Rixensart
Posted Date: Oct 29 2024
Protein Biochemisty group has a mission to design and generate vaccine candidates by understanding their relation to disease using state-of-the art technology and talent, ensuring delivery of best-in-class vaccines to the patients.

Job Purpose
The Associate Scientist in Protein Biochemistry group is expected to design and execute scientific studies in the lab, under guidance of the Lab head, to support vaccine pipeline projects in discovery, development, or life cycle management. More specifically, he/she will be responsible for planning, executing, analyzing and troubleshooting vaccine prototype production activities (m RNA, recombinant protein) as well as new technology implementation within the expression platform and may support other activities within the group.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for its routine planning, implementation/execution, and interpretation of scientific research experiments in support of vaccine research and development under the lab head supervision.
• Manage organization and maintenance of the laboratory, including inventory and lab supply management.
• Master students internship supervision.
• Perform data management and draw conclusions from experimental data. Based on data interpretation, suggest next steps to meet project objectives.
• Ensure timely data collection, & reporting (including participation to internal/external scientific documents) in area of responsibility. Participate actively and present lab results in internal meetings, working groups and technical teams and ensure extensive quality check of raw data.
• Ensure highest ethical standards, good scientific practices & data integrity are implemented in daily scientific activities.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the key research activities and basic regulations
• Takes appropriate actions to resolve issues in area of responsibility affecting research strategy and progress.
• Communicate issues proactively and effectively negotiates potential solutions.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Life sciences, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or related field.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in m RNA-based vaccine production.
• Fluent in French, oral and writing. Proficiency in English would be highly advantageous.
• Good communication skills, oral and writing.
• Ability to present data and findings clearly and concisely.
• Good project scientific/technical strategy skills.
• Strong collaborative skills with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Master in Life sciences, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or related field.
• Previous experience working in cross-functional teams, demonstrating an ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with experts from different scientific backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a research or development project within the area of expertise.
• Experience in recombinant protein-based vaccine production is an asset.
• Experience in recombinant protein purification and characterization is an asset.

If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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