A*STAR

Scientist / Senior Scientist (Infectious Diseases), Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

A*STAR
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About the role

Scientist / Senior Scientist (Infectious Diseases), Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics role based on the published job description. Key responsibilities and requirements were extracted directly from the posting for quick review.

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Key Responsibilities

  • About NATi The Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Initiative (NATi), hosted by A*STAR, is Singapore's national platform dedicated to advancing RNA-based medicines and revolutionising drug and vaccine development.
  • NATi's mission is to establish Singapore as a globally recognised hub of excellence in nucleic acid therapeutics research, clinical translation, and commercialisation.
  • NATi focuses on key RNA modalities such as antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), small interfering RNA (siRNA), and messenger RNA (mRNA).
  • To drive this vision, NATi is building a biotech-like translational engine focused on asset and technology development spanning discovery to clinical development.
  • Position Overview The Scientist / Senior Scientist (Infectious Diseases), Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics will develop mRNA immunotherapies across multiple therapeutic programs.
  • This role is important in NATi"s development of immunotherapy candidates from discovery/pre-clinical to IND-enabling stages.

Requirements

  • The successful candidate will have prior experience and proven track record in the academic or biotech laboratory settings.
  • Qualifications & Experience
  • PhD in Immunology or a related field with minimum of 8+ years of experience.
  • Industry experience preferred.
  • Proven proficiency in immunophenotyping, particularly extensive hands-on experience with multi-color flow cytometry including panel design, staining fluency, compensation, and data analysis/interpretation.
  • Proven ability to develop, validate and troubleshoot assays.