Senior Scientist, Analytical Development

CRISPR Therapeutics; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

CRISPR Therapeutics in Boston, MA seeks a Senior Scientist in Analytical Development to lead development, implementation, and qualification of cell-based assays, driving technology transfers to collaborators and authoring sections of regulatory briefing packages related to technical roles.

The candidate will manage a team, ensure regulatory compliance, and oversee partnerships with contract labs while advancing a diverse gene therapy portfolio. On-site role with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related discipline with 4–8+ years post-PhD industry experience, or non-PhD with 12–15 years relevant experience.
• Proficient in mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, ddPCR, Sanger sequencing, and amplicon next generation sequencing platforms.
• Proficient in statistical analyses software, including JMP, GraphPAD, Qubas, Softmax, FlowJo, MACSQuantify.
• Proficient in parallel line analysis for interpretation of potency data.
• Expertise applied to both ex-vivo and in-vivo cell and gene therapy platforms.
• Experience in leading assay lifecycle management for Cell and Gene Therapy products is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for development, optimization, technology transfer and qualification of cell-based assays for Drug Products and Drug Substances across the CRISPR portfolio, including potency assays for ex-vivo and in-vivo programs.
• Lead team in qualifying and maintaining cell lines for various potency assays.
• Provide technical and operational oversight to contract labs supporting cell-based potency tests for multiple products across the portfolio.
• Maintain awareness of regulatory guidelines from ICH, USP, EP, and JP.

Skills

Mammalian cell culture

Flow cytometry

ddPCR

Sanger sequencing

amplicon NGS

Statistical analyses (JMP, GraphPad, Q

Education

Ph.D. in Biology/ Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering or related

Non-PhD with 12–15 years relevant experience

Tools

JMP

GraphPad

Qubas

SoftMax

FlowJo

MACSQuantify

Job description

Job Description:

Company Overview

Founded over a decade ago,CRISPR Therapeuticsis a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative gene-based medicines for serious human diseases. The Company has evolved from a pioneering research-stage organization into an industry leader, marking a historic milestone with the approval of CASGEVY®(exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]), the world’s first CRISPR-based therapy, approved for eligible patients with sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia.CRISPR Therapeuticsis advancing a broad and diversified pipeline across hemoglobinopathies, cardiovascular, autoimmune, oncology, regenerative medicine and rare diseases. The Company continues to expand its leadership in gene editing through the development of SyNTase™ editing, a novel and proprietary gene-editing platform designed to enable precise, efficient, and scalable gene correction. To accelerate and expand its impact,CRISPR Therapeuticshas established strategic collaborations with leading biopharmaceutical partners, includingVertex Pharmaceuticals.CRISPR Therapeutics AGis headquartered inZug,Switzerland, with its wholly-ownedU.S.subsidiary,CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc., and R&D operations based inBoston, MassachusettsandSan Francisco,California.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Analytical Development, theSenior Scientistwillberesponsiblefordevelopment, implementation, and qualification of cell-basedassays(potency, immunogenicity, etc.).The candidate will leadcell-basedanalytical technology transfers from Analytical Development to collaborators within and outside CRISPR Therapeutics.They will also authorsections of regulatory briefing packages or submissions related to technicalrole.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for the development, optimization, and technology transfer and qualification of cell-based assays for Drug Products and Drug Substances across the CRISPR portfolio, including potency assays for ex-vivo and in-vivo programs. Lead the team in qualifying andmaintainingcell lines for various potency assays.

• Expertise in flow cytometry-based assays required to support various cell-based testing. Lead team responsible for trending potency data andestablishingspecifications for lot release and stability studies.

• Provide technical and operational oversight to contract labs supporting cell-based potency tests for multiple products across the portfolio.

• Maintain awareness of applicable regulatory guidelines inareaof expertise, including but not limited to guidelines from ICH, USP, EP, and JP.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biology, Chemistry, ChemicalEngineeringor related discipline with4 -8+years ofpost-PhDrelevant industry experience, or non-PhD with 12-15 years of relevant experience.

• Proficient in mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, droplet digital PCR, sanger sequencing, and amplicon next generation sequencing platforms.

• Proficient in statisticalanalysessoftware, including JMP,GraphPAD,Qubas,Softmax,FlowJo,MACSQuantify.

• Proficient in parallel line analysis for interpretation of potency data.

• Expertiseapplied to both ex-vivo and in-vivo cell and gene therapy platforms.

• Experience in leading assay lifecycle management for Cell and Gene Therapy products is strongly desired.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to mentor a team of scientistsinto increasingresponsibility.

• Experience with authoring regulatory submission documents.

• Experience with leading analytical method transfer and supporting process technology transfer.

• Awareness of regulatory guidelines in FDA and EMA guidance documents, CFR, ICH, USP, and Ph. Eur.

• Proficient in risk assessments to support comparability assessments, process and method changes, andestablishdrug product critical quality attributes.

• Ability to work in cross functional teams supporting product development and tech transfers.

Competencies

• Collaborative – Openness, One Team

• Undaunted – Fearless, Can-do attitude

• Results Orientation – Delivering progress toward our mission.Senseof urgency in solving problems.

• Entrepreneurial Spirit – Proactive. Ownership mindset.

Due to the nature of their work, our manufacturing and lab-based positions are located fully on-site.

Senior Scientist, Analytical Development: Base pay range of $140,000 to $155,000+ bonus, equity and benefits

The range provided is CRISPR Therapeutics’ reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount will be based on job-related and non-discriminatory factors such as experience, training, skills, and abilities.

CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law.