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Associate Scientist, Protein Sciences

Employer
Pfizer
Location
Groton, Connecticut
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
May 5, 2023

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Sector
Science, Pharmaceutical
Hours
Full Time
Organization Type
Corporate
Jobseeker Type
Professional
Why Patients Need You

Pfizer's purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer's purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best - in - class medicines to patients around the world.

What You Will Achieve

Pfizer currently has an open Associate Scientist position for a protein biochemist in the Structural and Molecular Sciences (SMS) department in Groton, CT. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with strong expertise in recombinant protein purification and characterization and the desire to pursue challenging biomolecular targets for drug discovery. We are an integrated and highly collaborative team of colleagues with technical expertise in molecular biology, protein biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology. We have a strong track record of enabling hit-to-lead progression for small molecule modulators of both soluble and integral membrane proteins using integrated biochemical, biophysical, and structural approaches. We actively collaborate with Pfizer drug discovery teams across diverse therapeutic areas including Immunology & Inflammation, Internal Medicine, Vaccines, and Infectious Diseases, with a mission to advance drug and vaccine discovery efforts by providing comprehensive molecular and structural understanding of the therapeutic targets, lead molecules, and protein-ligand interactions.

The successful candidate will join a team of top-notch scientists focused on first-in-class targets structural studies for structure-based drug discovery.

How You Will Achieve It
  • Purify functional proteins or protein complexes for biochemistry, biophysics, and structure determination (both x-ray and cryo-EM).
  • Perform construct screening for novel targets to enable structural determination and SBDD by x-ray and cryo-EM
  • Characterize proteins by analytical and biophysical methods including western blot, aSEC, DLS, TSA, and MS to monitor stability, conformation, modification, and oligomerization.
  • Learn and apply various biophysical approaches to enable hit identification, validation, target engagement, and Mechanism-of-Action studies.
  • Be part of multi-disciplinary teams to support discovery projects across diverse disease areas.
  • Effective oral and written communication of experimental work and analysis.
  • Perform timely notebook entries and review for completed experiments.


Qualifications

Must-Have
  • BS with 0-3 years of relevant laboratory experience required.
  • Proficient skills in recombinant protein purification using different methods.
  • Experience in analytical protein characterization by aSEC, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, and protein concentration determination.
  • Working experience on recombinant gene-to-protein pipeline.
  • Ability to learn, adapt, and thrive in light-speed and highly dynamic working environment.
  • Ability to multi-task to balance parallel activities.
  • Ability to troubleshoot scientific and technical challenges and contribute to their resolution.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written .
  • Experience with data analysis and presentation software.


Nice-to-Have
  • Experience with both soluble and membrane proteins is desirable.
  • Experience with protein purification for cryo-EM analysis is a plus.
  • Experience with biophysical assays to investigate protein/small molecule interactions (ex: TSA) is a plus.
  • Experience of working on a team in multidisciplinary research environment is desirable.


Other Job Details
Work Location Assignment:On Premise. C olleagues work in a Pfizer site because it's needed to get their job done. They may have flexibility to work remotely from time to time, but they are primarily on-site

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Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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