Biological Scientist

Job overview

The Biological Scientist role is onsite supporting the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. Compensation is $110,000–$120,000 per year. The role supports structural biology and HIV vaccine research activities across NIH’s Vaccine Research Center teams. The scientist coordinates structural biology projects and research workflows, including protein and antibody characterization, preclinical studies, and reporting. The work helps research teams track targets, share findings, and prepare scientific and regulatory materials supporting vaccine development.

What you'll do

• Coordinate intake and prioritization of structural biology requests
• track structural biology pipeline handoffs and resource scheduling
• communicate structural findings and prepare reports and figures
• maintain structure records and metadata
• coordinate or perform protein expression, purification, characterization, and immunogenicity studies
• track preclinical animal studies and analyze data
• support regulatory documents, manuscripts, and research meetings.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

biological scientist

rockville md

nih

niaid

structural biology

hiv vaccine research

protein characterization

cryo-em

preclinical studies

phd required

$110k–$120k

research reports

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• paid time off and holidays
• 401(k) match up to 5%
• educational benefits
• employee referral bonus
• flexible spending accounts and reimbursement accounts.

Why this role

PhD in Biology or related field required; at least two years of manufacturing or clinical-trial experience required. Supports NIH/NIAID structural biology and HIV vaccine research.

About the employer

Axle is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.