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Job Title: SR Research Associate

Location: Waltham, MA

About the Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

Main Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible to design and execute preclinical research strategies to evaluate the efficacy and mechanism of action of mRNA candidates using primary cell cultures and animal studies. 

• Responsible for identifying the unique innate and adaptive immune responses induced by vaccines using cutting edge immunology approaches to predict the potency and reactogenicity of vaccine candidates. 

• Responsible for performing experiments, generating data, performing data analysis and contributing to detailed analysis of innate, humoral, and cellular immune responses to candidate vaccines. 

• Coordinate and assist in execution of in vivo studies, which may include handling, sampling, and sample processing from laboratory animals. 

• Work independently utilizing various experimental techniques, with a willingness to implement new technologies and protocols. 

• Understand project goals and identify own role in achieving them. 

• Document all work appropriately in electronic lab notebooks and perform laboratory support activities such as maintaining equipment and ordering lab supplies. 

• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating with members of other functional groups within the organization. 

About You

Education and Experience Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree or master's in immunology, virology or related field with minimum 1 year of experience in laboratory.

• History of publication/presentation in a relevant field would be a plus. 

Key Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

• Should have experience any of the virological and immunological assays (eg- isolation of immune cells from peripheral blood, mammalian cell culture, virus neutralization assays, Flow cytometry, Luminex assays, and ELISA). 

• Previous experience with primary cell culture and animal model development would be considered a plus. 

• Proficient in the use of Excel and Prism graphing and statistical software for analysis. 

• Experience in spectral flow cytometry including experience with the associated software packages (e.g., FlowJo). 

• Expertise with aseptic technique is required, preferably including cell culture. 

• Experience with and comfort in handling pathogens requiring up to BL2 containment is required. 

• Experience in serological assays (pathogen neutralization, ELISA) is required. 

• Experience in Luminex, and other 96-well plate-based assays is preferred. 

• Experience with automation platforms is a plus. 

• Ability to work as part of a team, follow directions effectively and manage multiple tasks is critical. 

• Ability to independently exercise judgment in daily duties, plan and execute experiments is plus. 

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. 

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. 

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. 

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave. 

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

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