MSD Senior Scientist 

Singapore, Singapore 

733954046

Job Description

• Based in Singapore, the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on the Straits Times and Statista’s list of Best Employers in Singapore for two consecutive years (2020, 2021).

• Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Singapore for more than 25 years and in AP for over 60 years

As a senior scientist, you will report to thePrincipal Scientist, Translational Sciences

• Design and establishment of >30 parameter flow cytometry panels for comprehensive patient material profiling in alignment with project objectives

• Build analytical capabilities for hi-dimensional flow cytometry data to extract meaningful insights and support decision-making in translational studies

• Provide expertise and support the generation of hi-dimensional profiling data from patient material across diverse translational research studies.

• Collaborate closely with colleagues from cross-functional project teams to leverage high dimensional profiling data for target discovery, target prioritization and understanding the mechanism of action of novel therapeutics

• Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and methods, and evaluate their utility in improving existing disease model platforms in capturing key aspects of human tumor biology.

• Contribute to authoring and reviewing project proposals, scientific publications, validation reports and laboratory procedures as appropriate.

• Maintain accurate documentation of experiments and results in electronic notebooks and/or other required formats in compliance with company policies and project needs.

• PhD degree in life science discipline with more than 5 years of relevant research experience

• Demonstrated track record in performing research in immunology or oncology disease area

• Experience with hi-dimensional flow cytometry and other related skillsets

• Experience with molecular biology techniques including RNA extraction, qPCR, etc.

• Experience with aseptic cell culture techniques

• Comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment

• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills

• Good organization and time management skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing novel methodologies in flow cytometry or molecular biology

• Strong publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

• Experience with spectral cytometry

• Familiarity with flow cytometry principles, experimental design, and data analysis implementing machine learning algorithms and techniques

• Experience in developing and implementing novel computational or bioinformatics approaches for analyzing high-dimensional flow cytometry data.

• Familiarity with scientific software such as FlowJo, GraphPad Prism, TIBCO Spotfire, R or Python, etc.

• Experience with lab and clinical sample inventory management

• Prior experience in mentoring and training junior researchers or postgraduate students

• If possible, please provide up to 3 individuals who can provide a reference for your work

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