Scientist (Post-Doc) Cancer Immunotherapy

AMAL Therapeutics is a biotech at clinical stage, developing unique therapeutic vaccines and a distinct unit of the Discovery Research organization of the Boehringer Ingelheim group. The company has developed a novel peptide/protein-based immunization technology platform, so-called KISIMA^®, with the aim of stimulating the patient’s immune system for effective anti-cancer therapy.

Position Description

We are seeking a talented and immunology driven scientist to join our dynamic team in research and non-clinical development, and contribute to the development of a new generation of anti-cancer vaccines. In this position you will be responsible for performing and interpreting the laboratory-based experiments to generate pre-clinical proof-of-principle and mode-of-action datasets, which are required to support the development of therapeutic vaccine candidates.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Designing and performing hands-on bench work to evaluate new cancer vaccine strategies in tumor models
• Performing a wide range of experiments from molecular biology to cellular immunology, including flow cytometry, ELISPOT, ELISA, Immunohistochemistry, LUMINEX technology
• Compiling and analyzing data, writing procedures, reports, and other protocols

Requirements:

• PhD or MS in immunology or related field
• 3 to 5 years of experience in immuno-oncology and vaccine
• Experience in in vivo experiments; in ex-vivo assays (cell purification, stimulation, etc.)
• Strong experience in molecular biology is a plus
• Skills in the functional analysis of immunity (e.g., Flow cytometry, proliferation, cytokine release, phenotyping, tumor microenvironment analysis, etc.)

Other skills

• High level of technical proficiency, initiative, independent thought, and collaborative ability
• Excellent laboratory, organizational, communication and analytical skills
• Good/Fluent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Fast learner, flexible and able to handle several tasks in parallel

If you are highly motivated by novel technologies, by research challenges, by working in a biotech environment please send your complete application (CV, reference letters, diplomas) to rescareer.gva@boehringer-ingelheim.com