Senior R&D Scientist

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🌾 Nebraska – Remote

🌾 Nebraska – Remote

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🧬 Research Scientist

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Bimeda

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1960

🏭 Manufacturing

🏥 Healthcare

🌾 Agriculture

Manufacturing • Healthcare • Agriculture

Bimeda is a global leader in animal health, specializing in the development and manufacturing of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health products for a wide range of animals including livestock, poultry, horses, companion animals, and aquatic species. Operating in over eighty countries, Bimeda is dedicated to optimizing animal health and wellbeing with a significant focus on research and development, supported by multiple manufacturing and R&D facilities worldwide. With a strong commitment to quality and sustainability, Bimeda employs over 1,000 staff and holds more than 1,600 marketing authorizations for its diverse product range.

📋 Description

• Lead and independently drive multiple veterinary vaccine research and development programs from concept through regulatory filing data package completion. • Serve as scientific lead for one or more target species programs (e.g., bovine, swine, equine or aquaculture) or vaccine platform workstreams. • Design and oversee comprehensive target animal vaccination-challenge study plans; interpret complex efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity data to support licensure recommendations and label claims. • Author and contribute to USDA CVB regulatory submissions including Outlines of Production (OoP), Outline of Studies, product license applications, field safety study designs, and serial release test method submissions. • Represent the R&D function in cross-functional project teams, Regulatory Affairs meetings, and interactions with USDA CVB, CROs, and academic collaborators. • Drive immunological assay development, validation, and technology transfer in support of product release testing and GMP-compliant quality systems. • Monitor the competitive veterinary biologics landscape and emerging disease threats; integrate findings into portfolio strategy and prioritization recommendations. • Provide scientific mentorship, performance coaching, and technical training to Scientist I - IV; contribute to talent development planning. • Manage a team of 2-5 scientists. • Manage and oversee CRO relationships for outsourced animal studies and analytical work; ensure study compliance and data quality. • Present program progress, regulatory strategy, and scientific recommendations to senior R&D leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

🎯 Requirements

• Ph.D. in Microbiology, Immunology, Animal Science, Virology, or a closely related discipline with 5+ years of postdoctoral or industry experience; OR Master's degree with 8+ years of progressive animal health industry experience. • Demonstrated track record of leading veterinary vaccine research programs and generating regulatory-grade preclinical data packages for USDA CVB or equivalent regulatory body. • Deep expertise in target animal immunology, veterinary pathogen biology, or correlates of protection in production or companion animal species. • Experience with multiple veterinary vaccine platforms and multiple target species. • Experience authoring USDA regulatory submissions (OoP, license applications) or equivalent regulatory filings (EMA, CVMB, CFIA or other markets). • Strong publication record, patent contributions, or equivalent demonstration of scientific productivity in veterinary science. • Proven scientific leadership and mentoring track record. • Exceptional scientific writing and oral communication skills; ability to influence without direct authority across R&D, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Commercial functions.

🏖️ Benefits

• PPE and select agent or FAD zoonosis protocols required as applicable.