Job Summary

 

This position will be part of a new center in the Boston area, developing products at the intersection of microbiome-based product development and Prolacta’s unique capabilities in human milk-based nutritional products.  In collaboration with CROs, Prolacta R&D, clinical and CMC teams, and academic collaborators, this individual will support the development of datasets to enable new products and support extensions of existing product lines.

 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

 

·         Identify, vet and manage CROs responsible for development of proof-of-concept and translational datasets

·         Manage workflows associated with in vivo, in vitro and clinical samples, doing qPCR, next-generation sequencing, and metabolomics

·         In collaboration with team members, develop in vitro and in vivo experimental datasets to support product development, regulatory filings, and product claims

·         Provide expertise and support to Prolacta R&D, clinical, and CMC teams

·         Design and support endpoints for clinical studies

·         Supervise and mentor team members as needed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Job Requirements and Qualifications

 

·         Minimum Ph.D. Degree in molecular biology, genomics, microbiology, or similar

·         5+ years post-Ph.D. of combined biotech or pharma experience in molecular biology, microbiology, and product development

·         Deep subject matter expertise in molecular biology and metabolomics, proof of significant accomplishments in field

·         Deep expertise in the microbiome

·         Comfort using common DNA sequence analysis software

·         Ability to build and execute 12-month experimental plans

·         Ability to develop experimental pipelines

·         Familiarity with sample-handling, extraction and processing requirements to generate high-quality genomics data

·         Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, CROs and collaborators

·         Experience preparing documents for regulatory submission

·         Attentive to detail, analytical, and process-driven with ability to operate in a complex or matrixed work environment

·         Ability to establish and meet deliverables and timelines

·         Detail-oriented with critical thinking ability.

·         Effective team leader that has built and led teams

 

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

 

·         Strong project management skills

·         Good at identifying and prioritizing key experimental data

·         Good technical problem-solving skills

·         Able to adapt to shifting priorities

·         Strong teamwork, and organizational skills

·         Good team spirit with a positive attitude

·         Strong initiative and self-starter

 

 

 

Work Environment (Location, travel, shift, on-call, etc.)

 

Travel

 

Up to 20%

 

Location

 

Watertown, MA