Sr. Research Associate, Bacterial Immunology, Infectious Disease
ModernaTX, Inc.

Job Info

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The Role:

This role is an exciting opportunity to be a critical part of Moderna's Infectious Diseases research team in Cambridge, MA. Reporting to the Sr. Scientist, Bacterial Immunology, the Sr. Research Associate will contribute to the advancement of Moderna's mRNA vaccine and antibody programs. The Sr. Research Associate will be accountable for design and execution of bacterial functional assays in support of immunotherapy programs, applying their expertise in bacterial assays across multiple programs. Applicants should have experience in bacterial immunology including several functional bacterial assays and will be interested in working in a highly collaborative and dynamic environment.

Here's What You'll Do:

• Characterize antibody responses to pathogenic bacteria and vaccines:
  
  • Perform functional bacterial assays including: SBA, OPA, C'-deposition and killing assays.
    
  • Perform binding immuno-assays including both ELISA and flow-cytometry formats.
    
• Apply knowledge of bacterial immunology to the development and execution of appropriate in vitro assays for each target/organism.
  
• Work closely with bacterial team to evaluate lead candidates for functional responses.
  
• Work closely with cross-functional teams across the Moderna ecosystem, collaborators and CROs to progress candidates from Discovery through IND-enabling studies.
  
• Maintain expertise in the field of microbiology and immunotherapies, through keeping abreast of literature, attending relevant meetings, and liaising with external experts in the field.
  
• Manage multiple experiments/projects and interaction with supporting functions.
  
• Provide scientific and technical support for multidisciplinary project teams.
  
• Prepare documents and present strategy, results, project updates, and summaries.
  

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

• BS degree plus 2-5 years of experience in a lab setting, or MS (preferred) with a strong background in bacterial assays.
  
• Expertise in molecular biology (e.g. ELISA, western blotting, immunoprecipitation) is required and cellular biology (cell culture, transfections, transductions, and flow cytometry) is preferred.
  
• Expertise in execution of assays and clear communication of data is required
  
• Expertise in B-cell immunology and responses to bacterial infection is preferred.
  
• The ability to work in a cross-functional work environment is critical; independence skills are expected.
  
• Excellent written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills; ability to influence and collaborate in a team environment.
  
• Candidate will be curious in exploring new paths for drug discovery, bold in proposing creative experimental designs and ideas. Will work collaboratively with multifunctional teams and will be relentless in pursuing successful outcomes.
  

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.

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