Infectious Disease Scientist - II

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Job description

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for an Infectious Disease Scientist

Position type: Full-time Contract
Duration: 24+ months
Location: West Point, PA

Responsibilities:
Our team's objective is to solve key challenges in developing and progressing vaccine candidates for microbial targets. To help us achieve this goal, this individual should possess technical skills in immunoassays and in vivo mouse work.
Responsibilities include:

• Collaborating in a fast-paced, integrated, multidisciplinary team environment
• Evaluating preclinical immune sera in immunoassays and functional assays
• Contributing to mouse vaccine immunogenicity and challenge studies with bacterial pathogens
• Preparing technical documents and data for presentations and to support regulatory submissions
  
  Qualifications: Required Education:
• BS/BA in Microbiology, Bacteriology, or a closely related field with 4 years of related lab experience
• Masters in Microbiology, Bacteriology, or a closely related field with 2 years of related lab experience
• PHD in Microbiology, Bacteriology, or a closely related field with 1 year of related lab experience
  
  Required Skills:
• Experience with immunoassays and/or functional antibody assays.
• Experience with bacterial culture and cell culture.
• Hands on research experience with in vivo mouse models.
• Hands on research experience within a BSL-2 environment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and graphing software (GraphPad Prism).
  
  Preferred Skills:
• Bacterial vaccine research experience.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Experience with ELISA and electrochemiluminescent (ECL) immunoassays.
• Experience with opsonophagocytic killing assays (OPA/OPK) or serum bactericidal assays (SBA) functional antibody assays.
• Experience with automated liquid handling systems.
  
  Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
  We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW.
  Thank you!
  
  Shakir Ahmed
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  PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:
  Pay Range : Pay Range: $44- $46 per hour.
  Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
  
  Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  
  ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.
  
  Recent Recognitions:
  • Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
  • Named One of the Best Companies to Work For by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, )
  • One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
  • One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
  • Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
  • One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
  • AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications
  
  
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  Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at or . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b.
  
  The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

American Cybersystems, Inc is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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