Assistant Scientist Clinical Immunology

Imagine your next role as an Assistant Scientist Clinical Immunology. 

The Clinical Immunology department is responsible for the immunological evaluation of vaccine candidates in clinical trials. Hereto, the department delivers data, which defines the immunological strategy supporting clinical development. This includes next to clinical sample analysis, development, and validation of the required immunological assays. Typical assays to determine the immunogenicity of vaccines are the antibody ELISA, Virus Neutralization Assays, T cell ELISpot, and Intracellular Cytokine Staining.

roles and responsibilities

As an assistant scientist you will report to the Operations team lead for training and job performance. You will perform the serological immuno-assays (ELISA, VNA, Elispot) needed to deliver the immunological data for clinical studies and support the development of assays needed for clinical sample analysis. The activities will be performed in a GCLP-accredited lab, meaning that all activities must follow prescribed procedures, and must be documented accurately in (digital) lab notebooks. For every finished experiment, you will report the data to the scientist, who does the scientific review of the experiments. In case of development, you will discuss the outcome and plan for follow-up experiments.

how to succeed

The ideal candidate will bring:

- MLO/HLO or BSc in a relevant field. MSc candidates are welcome to apply only with additional motivation. 

- Relevant experience in serological immuno-assays (ELISA, VNA, Elispot)

- Must have experience working (internship acceptable) in GLP, GCLP, GMP, CCKL (or other lab-related quality systems, focusing on traceability) regulated environment

- Affinity with operational excellence

- Affinity with automated systems such as LIMS

- Experience with pipetting robots such as TECAN is a plus

- Should be a proactive team worker who can work independently when needed.

benefits

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate, a hybrid way of working & a supportive working environment. This contract will run initially for one year.

you are welcome here

Janssen is an innovative pharmaceutical company: we work every day on the frontline of health innovation. We can only meet this challenge because of our talented employees. Working at Janssen means that you get every opportunity to optimally develop your career.

about Janssen Vaccines

Through science and innovation, we aim to protect, save and improve lives from infectious diseases. We’ve got a long history of doing more. From helping change the course of HIV and TB to developing vaccines for Ebola and COVID-19, we have been working to transform the way infectious diseases are treated, prevented, and cured for everyone. We’ve impacted millions of lives, and we never stop working to impact millions more.

https://www.janssen.com/infectious-diseases-and-vaccines

application process

We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days.

We do not accept applications via email. 

questions

If you would like some additional information about the role please contact:  katerina.alikaridou@randstadsourceright.nl

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