DNA Plasmid Vaccine Manufacturing

Career Opportunities:

You may forward your resume to jobs@vgxii.com. Your resume will be kept on file for 6 months.
Thank you for your interest in employment with VGXI.
 
Benefits:
VGXI offers a wide range of competitive benefit programs to our employees. Benefits are available to all full time employees (working 30 hours or more each week).
 
Benefits include:
Medical • Dental • Vision • Life Insurance • Short-Term and Long-Term disability • 401K Plan • Dependent Care Spending Account • Tuition Reimbursement • Paid Time Off including holidays, vacation and sick/Personal leave

Job Posting:
VGXI Inc. is a leading manufacturer of DNA plasmids, and its cGMP and non-cGMP products have passed rigorous reviews by several international regulatory agencies.

Job Title: Quality Control Scientist
Site: The Woodlands, Texas
Date Posted: March 11, 2010

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Quality Control Scientist is responsible for assay assessment, development, implementation, and validation for use evaluating human biologic drug products manufactured in a cGMP environment. It is also the responsibility of this position to troubleshoot any problems that may arise and to be up-to-date on all methods applicable for our use. Set-up, organization, and day-to-day operations of a Quality Control Laboratory are also required.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for QC assays as follows:

  • LAL
  • BCA
  • HPLC-concentration
  • HPLC-RNA contamination
  • Gel electrophoresis
  • pH
  • Osmolality
  • In Vivo activity
  • Sterility testing
  • Water testing
  • Gram Stain
  • Microbial I.D.
  • qPCR

Responsible for manufacturing as follows:

  • Environmental monitoring
  • In-process testing
  • Release testing
  • Stability testing
  • Raw materials release testing

Responsible for documentation/administration as follows:

  • Organize all accumulated data
  • Keep notebook up to date and signed
  • Write reports as needed and enter data in software program
  • Writing SOP’s, testing records and protocols

Responsible for QC analysis as follows:

  • Spectramax software
  • HPLC software
  • qPCR software
  • Gel imaging software
  • Excel and word software

Other General Duties:

  • Lab supplies (stocked, ordered and labeled)
  • Cleaning lab (trash removal, sweeping etc )
  • Cleaning glassware (washing, autoclaving)
  • Testing equipment for accuracy

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s or Associate's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience and 2-5 years of assay development experience.
Applicants MUST have a life sciences, microbiology or chemistry background.

Experience with chromatograpy, gel electrophoresis and microbiology techniques are preferred. Method development and optimization experience in a cGMP environment is a plus.

Please submit resumes to jobs@vgxii.com.

VGXI, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.