Scientist I - Immunology

Requisition ID : 497155
Job Description
IFF is a global leader in health, biosciences, food, beverage, and sensorial experiences industries. We use cutting-edge biotechnology across our markets to advance bio-based solutions that meet the needs of a growing population. IFF's immune health research is focused on combining translational scientific expertise with our capacity to manufacture and deliver the next generation of probiotics, postbiotics, prebiotics and biological solutions to our customers.
The Role
IFF is searching for junior level scientists interested in exploring the complex intersection between host immunity and microbes that inhabit barrier tissues. This position is based within our Wilmington, Delaware research campus. Candidates will bring technical expertise and creative problem-solving skills to research teams operating at various project stages ranging from technology platform development, early product candidate discovery, to pre-clinical and clinical evaluation.
The selected candidate will:

• Be an integral part of a diverse global team of scientists who work together to support and strengthen our microbiome research portfolio.
• Work within collaborative teams in an industrial R&D environment that values creativity and ingenuity.
• Help drive innovation enabled by state-of-the-art technologies in a rapidly growing field.

Your day-to-day work will include:

• Design experiments independently and together with project teams.
• Execute laboratory experiments against set goals.
• Analyze and interpret results.
• Make technical reports and potentially participate in publications and patents.
• Report results to project leads and other stakeholders.
• Enforce IFFs safety culture.

Job Requirements
Skills and Experiences

• Master's degree in a relative field with a minimum of four-years' experience working independently toward research goals.
• Hands-on experience with common immunological laboratory techniques and cell culture.
• Expertise in experimental design and basic statistical skills.
• Technical presentation and scientific writing skills
• A collection of skills that might include:
• PBMC derived ex vivo cell models of immune function.
• Isolation and culture of tissue resident cells.
• Experience working with mouse models and tissues.
• RNAseq, including single cell immune profiling.
• Proteomic profiling of microbes / antigen discovery.
• Flow cytometry / FACS / MACS.
• ELISA / Western blotting / IP.
• Microbiological techniques.

We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more.