Position Summary:

Orbital Therapeutics is currently seeking a highly motivated, self-driven, collaborative and creative individual with experience in immunology, looking to join an outstanding research team dedicated to designing and executing studies using a new generation of RNA medicines. This individual will enjoy working in a pioneering, fast-paced, and collaborative start-up environment with the opportunity to coordinate studies focused on vaccines and immunomodulation, while also exploring core immunological aspects of Orbital’s RNA technology.

Responsibilities: 

• Work both independently and as part of a team to design, plan and execute experiments that evaluate and characterize key immunological readouts.
• Effectively execute experiments evaluating both in vitro and ex vivo immune readouts, using ELISA, flow cytometry, and other related techniques.
• Develop and troubleshoot novel cell-based assays.
• Support projects in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of scientists.
• Demonstrate clear and professional verbal and written communications skills.
• Effectively plan and organize work activities to meet timelines.
• Communicate data findings to the scientific team and key stakeholders within the company.
• Crosstrain fellow researchers in lab-based activities.

Qualifications:

• B.S./M.S. with 4 years or Ph.D. with 0-1 years of experience in Immunology, Biology, Biochemistry, or a closely related field.
• Extensive tissue culture experience, including cell-line maintenance and primary cell handling.
• Extensive expertise in ELISA (or similar assays), flow cytometry and familiarity with basic molecular biology techniques.
• Experience processing tissue samples from in vivo studies preferred.
• Experience with ELISpot and Luminex platform is a plus.
• Prior experience with direct reports is a plus.
• Possess excellent organizational skills and “can-do” attitude.
• Execution focused, team-oriented, and highly motivated with strong written and oral presentation skills.