Postdoctoral Research Fellow--Protein Therapeutics

Job Description

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Be a part of the legacy: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program

Our Research Laboratories’ Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program aims to be a best-in-industry program for industrial postdoctoral researchers, designed to provide you with an academic focus in a commercial environment. With the resources, reach, and expertise of a large pharmaceutical company, postdoctoral researchers will be positioned to excel in an institution committed to breakthrough innovation in research and discovery.

Position Overview:

Our company's Protein Design team is focused on developing novel protein therapeutics that will have a direct impact on patient lives. We are exploring unique modalities and creative ways to leverage proteins against disease. As a group, we bring a diverse set of skills, perspectives, and backgrounds to tackle challenging scientific problems and we pride ourselves on exploring innovative approaches to protein therapeutics. As part of our team, your mission will be to explore cutting edge biologic modalities and contribute to the scientific community through learnings and discoveries made in this arena

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Conduct research under mentorship of a protein engineer and broader team of biologics experts. This position is perfect for someone interested in leveraging their bench science skills, while also improving their understanding of the drug discovery process and novel biologic modalities.

• As a postdoctoral fellow, a strong focus will be scientific and professional development, as well as publication. The fellowship is intended to last 2–3 years.

• Work with a highly collaborative team of scientists at the our site in South San Francisco to expand our understanding of unique and emerging modalities in the biologics space.

• Very strong collaboration, organization, and communication skills are required.

• Must be passionate about science, excited to learn new things, and willing to share those findings with the broader community (upto 10% travel for conferences).

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Candidates must currently hold a PhD OR will receive a PhD in biochemistry, protein engineering, immunobiology or related field by Fall 2022.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Experience in designing experiments, effectively analyzing findings, and a proven track record of publishing interpretations and results

• Experience in handling and manipulating protein and antibodies for use in in-vitro experiments

• Experience with iterative protein design process

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experimental design and planning

• Expression and purification of antibodies and proteins

• Assay development

• Standard molecular biology and cloning

• Biophysical protein characterization

Resume keywords for recruiting team:

• Antibody expression, protein expression, protein purification

• Immunology, compliment cascade,

• FACS binding, ELISA assay design,

• Protein design, protein engineering, mutagenesis

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

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Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Requisition ID:R154948