
Associate Scientist, Cell Biology – Translational Medicine
United States - California - Santa MonicaResearchRegularDescrizione del lavoro
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our growing Translational Medicine team as an Associate Scientist. The Associate Scientist will play a key role in advancing our current CAR-T cell receptor pipeline and contributing to the development of the next generation of cancer immunotherapies. This role is hands-on and reports to a Research Scientist.
Responsibilities
- Bioanalytical (PK/PD) testing of clinical trial biospecimens
- Validation of assays supporting programs in clinical development
- Analysis of data, and preparation of data packages as needed for presentation and/or submission to regulatory agencies
- Sample and vendor management, lab inventory, protocol writing, and report preparation
- Maintenance of documentation and instrument that meets GCP-like Lab standards
- Support of exploratory studies involving characterization of product T cells
Basic Qualifications
Master’s Degree and 3+ years of scientific experience
OR
Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of scientific experience
OR
High School Degree and 9+ years of scientific experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in a life science discipline
- 5+ years of industry experience
- Experience handling and working with specimens from clinical trial
- Experience with nucleic acid extraction, PCR and droplet digital PCR assay development and other molecular biology techniques and Nanostring
- Experience with multiplex proteomics (e.g. MSD, Ella)
- Strong cell culture/aseptic technique
- Experience with platforms for cell imaging and analyses such as Incucyte, EVOs and flow cytometry
- Experience in vendor management in terms of biospecimen repository and analyses
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Strong organizational and record keeping skills
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills