Scientist I, Research & Development (Viral Vectors)

Location: Louisville, Colorado, United States; on-site in a research lab, vivarium, and occasional cleanroom environments. Occasional travel and off-hours or flexible scheduling may be required.

Annual base pay: $110,000–$121,000, depending on qualifications, experience, and geographic location. The position is also eligible for a discretionary bonus and equity award.

Company

hirify.global is a publicly traded biotechnology company developing cell and immunotherapy products, vaccines, and other therapies designed to harness and amplify the immune system against cancer and infectious diseases.

What you will do

• Develop and characterize expression-system immunotherapies, including viral vector and mRNA platforms, for preclinical and cGMP manufacturing use.
• Clone new gene-therapy vectors, optimize cell culture, develop bio-assays, and troubleshoot preclinical manufacturing processes.
• Design and execute bench-scale experiments, including design of experiments, process characterization, data trending, statistical analysis, and process improvement studies.
• Support scale-up and technology transfer of products and processes into cGMP manufacturing, working with Quality and Manufacturing groups.
• Prepare and review technical protocols, reports, technology-transfer documents, SOPs, and master batch records.
• Maintain experimental records and laboratory equipment, support inventory activities, and evaluate basic health status of research animals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant life-science field plus 10+ years of experience, or a master’s degree plus 8+ years, including relevant biopharmaceutical process development or GMP manufacturing experience; a PhD plus 1+ year is preferred.
• Required experience with molecular cloning, human tissue culture, viral vector construction, molecular biology, RNA biology, cell biology, tissue culture, and cell-based methods.
• Required experience working with viruses in a BSL-2 viral laboratory.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Quality and Manufacturing teams in a compliant manufacturing environment and support biological drug-process transfers.
• Strong problem-solving, technical writing, organization, prioritization, communication, and independent-working skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Visio, databases, spreadsheets, and statistical software including JMP; willingness to work with small rodent research animals is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with opportunities to work across different areas of the company.
• Professional development opportunities within a growing biopharmaceutical organization.
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options, health and financial wellness programs, and an employee assistance program.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off, holidays, education savings, legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discounts and rewards.