Principal Scientist

Site Name: Italy - Siena
Posted Date: Oct 8 2024
We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued, and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.
We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.
Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK Key responsibilities: In this role your responsibilities would include the following:
Implementation and interpretation of scientific research experiments making use of Proteomics and/or Structural Mass Spectrometry in support of vaccine development.
Contribute to planning and implementation of project specific research and publication plan.
Advise Lab Head on new technologies related to Proteomics and/or Structural Mass Spectrometry and on research and publication strategy.
Ensure timely data collection, analysis & reporting (including preparation of internal/external scientific documents) in area of responsibility.
Provide support to IP for patent filing and to regulatory team for the preparation of the preclinical section of regulatory documents.
Ensure highest ethical standards, good scientific practices & data integrity are implemented in daily scientific activities.
Demonstrate knowledge of the key research activities and basic regulations.
Communicates issues proactively and effectively negotiates potential solutions at preclinical team at technical project team level.
Follow established Health, Safety and the Environment policies.  Actively participate in training, hazard identification and other HS&E programs.  Stop the operation if it is unsafe or is out of compliance and report it immediately to management.
Why you? We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: 
Basic qualifications: PhD in Life Sciences, Chemistry or Physics. At least one first author peer reviewed publications.
Post-doctoral experience in Proteomics and/or Structural Mass Spectrometry.
Understands function operating procedures and/or internal policies required to maintain quality standards and to protect GSK intellectual property.
Fluent in English, oral and writing.
Good communication skills, ability to present scientific data in front of a large audience.
Good project scientific/technical strategy skills.
Closing Date for Applications – October 22nd, 2024 Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. 
When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.
Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
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