Senior Scientist - Discovery Immunology, Autoimmunity

Job DescriptionSenior Scientist, Discovery Immunology - AutoimmunityOur company, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Senior Scientist Immunology to join our Immunology Discovery therapeutic area at our organization in Cambridge MA and can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical NeedsAdapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic LandscapeDiverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the worldValues and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us Key ResponsibilitiesWork in a team that supports early development of novel therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory disease indicationsValidating novel immunology targets to advance drug discovery programs to clinical candidatesEducationThe ideal candidate will have a PhD degree inBiological Sciences, Immunology, Pathology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Genetics/Genomics, or related STEM field with experience in the area of Immunology. Experience in the pharmaceutical / biotech industry is preferred.RequiredExpertise with multi-parameter flow cytometry, developing in vitro assays to investigate immune function and possess a deep knowledge of technologies commonly used to assess immune endpoints.Experience in primary immune cell isolation and stimulation, proliferation and apoptosis assays, immunoassay techniques/platforms (e.g. Western, ELISA, Mesoscale), as well as RT-PCR.Candidate should be competent in standard scientific software used for data analysis (e.g. Microsoft Excel) as well as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and Graphpad Prism. Good data handling and recording skills as well as the ability to interpret moderately complex data sets and draw appropriate conclusions from them.Excellent organization and ability multi-task and manage multiple projectsAbility to adapt to rapid changes in projects priorities, define and meet aggressive timelinesCommitted to working in a collaborative manner across functional areas within a matrixed organizationExcellent oral and written communication skills.Curious, self-motivated with principled verbal and written communications PreferredExpertise in key areas of autoimmunity focused around modulation of immune response and induction of toleranceExperience with preclinical model systems and human disease tissues and transcriptomic analysesExperience leading biologics or chemistry discovery projectsBackground in clinical immunology, translational biomarkersAbility to analyze multi-OMICs datasets#EligibleforERPRequired Skills: Adaptability, Assay Development, Autoimmune Diseases, Biochemical Assays, Cell Culture Techniques, Detail-Oriented, Drug Target Identification, Flow Cytometry, Immunoassays, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Personal Initiative, Teamwork, TranscriptomicsPreferred Skills: Current Employees apply HERECurrent Contingent Workers apply HEREUS and Puerto Rico Residents Only:Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.  As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.  For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:EEOC Know Your RightsEEOC GINA Supplement​We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State ActsThe salary range for this role is$119,100.00 - $187,500.00This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits