Associate Scientist - Cell Therapy Decisional Analytics

Insight Global; Lower Gwynedd Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401K with Employer Match

PTO and Paid Sick Days

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking an Associate Scientist to join their Decisional Analytics team. The role involves designing, optimizing, and executing assays, particularly focusing on CAR-T cell therapy processes. Candidates should have relevant degrees and at least 1 year of experience in Flow Cytometry and mammalian cell culture. This position offers a flexible salary between $70,000 and $90,000, with additional benefits including medical, dental, and a 401K plan.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of Flow Cytometry work experience.
• 1+ year of mammalian cell culture experience.
• Prior CAR-T experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute analytical assays focused on immune assays.
• Lead efforts to design and optimize bioanalytical methods.
• Support CAR-T process development and perform analytical testing.

Skills

Flow Cytometry

Mammalian Cell Culture

Analytical Assays Development

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a related field

Tools

Flow Cytometry

qPCR/ddPCR

Job description

Overview

One of our large pharmaceutical clients in Spring House, PA is seeking an Associate Scientist to join their growing Decisional Analytics team within the Cell Therapy Development group under the R&D Cell & Gene Therapy organization. This group is responsible for generating rapid and robust, high throughput analytical platforms that support multiple cell therapy programs from early to late-stage clinical readiness for rapid progression of process development. This position will be focused on designing, optimizing, and executing assays to assess the attributes and quality of viral vectors and CAR-T cell therapy processes and products as a part of cell therapy manufacturing platforms. The primary function of the role is characterization of CAR-T cells, predominantly with flow cytometry. Other responsibilities include:

• Developing and executing analytical assays with a particular focus on immune assays (Flow cytometry, Viral titer assays, potency and cell killing assays, ELISA, MSD platform, qPCR/ddPCR)
• Actively participate with the program teams and lead efforts to design, optimize and execute bioanalytical methods to assess Cell therapy drug products during process development and product testing.
• Support, develop and optimize CAR-T process development platforms with a focus on rapid decisional analytics.
• Apply scientific expertise to evaluate alternative technologies, troubleshoot assays, and write technical documents involving CAR-T programs.
• Support CAR-T process and development, perform cell cultures and decisional analytics assays associated with these activities as required.
• Routinely support non-clinical study sample analytical testing and participate in routine lab operations, equipment maintenance, reagent qualifications, and/or other duties.
• Analyze high volume data, present research findings and data to the group through both written and oral communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a related field of study
• 1+ year of Flow Cytometry work experience
• 1+ year of mammalian cell culture experience
• Prior CAR-T experience is preferred

Salary: $70,000 - $90,000 (can be flexible based off experience)

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Hiring Method: Multiyear contract – After 1 year on contract, the individual will have the opportunity to apply for a permanent role or have their contract renewed for another year

PTO: 10 days annually & 6 paid sick days

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and 401K plans available

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Science and Research

Industries

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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