Field Service Engineer, Pathology
Agilent Technologies
Principal Scientist, Translational Science – Neurodegeneration or Renal Disease
GSK
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Upper Providence • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Design and execute laboratory experiments to advance scientific understanding and support drug discovery in neurodegeneration or renal disease
- Support identification and validation of clinical biomarkers and development of clinically deployable biomarker assays
- Apply expertise in immunoassays (ELISA/MSD/Quanterix), Western/JESS, flow cytometry, gene/protein expression analysis, proteomics, and other omics platforms
- Troubleshoot assays and develop alternative approaches, working closely with preclinical statistics and relevant teams to ensure robust study design
- Maintain accurate and detailed laboratory records in alignment with data integrity expectations and ensure compliance with protocols and safety guidelines
- Lead key activities to progress projects and career within the Translational Unit
Requirements
- PhD in a scientific discipline (e.g., Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, or related field) with relevant laboratory experience
- 4+ years’ experience in translational and biomarker development
- Experience with handling of primary human cells
- Experience with immunoassays (ELISA, MSD, Quanterix)
- Experience with multi-color flow cytometry
- Experience with gene expression analysis and protein expression analysis
- Experience in renal disease or neurodegeneration disease areas
- Experience with Western/JESS, proteomics, and other omics platforms (preferred)
- Strong problem-solving and critical analysis skills (preferred)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to present to multidisciplinary stakeholders (preferred)
- Proven ability to balance priorities across multiple objectives and meet timelines (preferred)
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment (preferred)
- Must be able to work on-site at either Upper Providence, Pennsylvania (USA) or Stevenage (UK) laboratory sites
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program for US employees (see GSK US Benefits Summary)
- Accommodation for applicants requiring assistance to apply for a job
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
immunoassaysELISAMSDQuanterixWesternJESSflow cytometrygene expression analysisprotein expression analysisproteomics
Soft skills
problem-solvingcritical analysiswritten communicationverbal communicationpresentation skillsability to balance prioritiestime managementindependent workcollaborative work
Certifications
PhD in scientific discipline
