ImmunityBio
Research Associate II, Analytical Development
Torrey Pines, CA · Mid · Contract
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About the role
- Competent in handling and maintaining mammalian cell culture in a BSL2 Laboratory
- Follow laboratory procedures with attention to detail and successfully execute experiments at the bench.
Responsibilities
- Perform cell-based assays with minimal supervision to support analytical and process development team.
- Maintain, calibrate and operate cell analytical equipment and instruments.
- Develop standard operating procedures, analytical test methods, analytical sampling plans and batch records.
- Provide support to cross-functional teams to advance development of cell therapy products.
- Develop or adapt analytical methods for cell therapy products and develop process improvements and efficiencies.
- Design and execute experiments to develop, qualify, and transfer cell-based potency methods for the testing and release of pipeline products.
- Provide support to the bioanalytical testing of samples for immunogenicity and biomarkers.
- Performs ad-hoc and cross-functional duties and/or projects as assigned to support business needs and provide developmental opportunities.
- Perform cell characterization using Mass Cytometry (CytOf), Flow Cytometry, HPLC, and MSD Platform.
- Design and execute analytical method development and qualification in support of lead candidate selection, process development, product release and stability, and product characterization.
Requirements
- Maintain cells as required for various assays.
- Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience in Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology or a related field required
- Master's degree with 1+ years in Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology or a related field required.
- Experience with immunoassay technologies such as, Mass Cytometry (CytOf), flow cytometry, HPLC, ELISA and MSD and molecular assays (Q-PCR) to support cell characterization as required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing of biotechnology products, aseptic processing, analytical method development, technology transfer, method qualification/validation
- Ability to think critically and demonstrate troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience in Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology or a related field required; or
Nice to have
- Experience with cell therapy products including NK and T cells is a plus.
Skills
- Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent skill in Microsoft word, Excel, FLowJo, Prism, JMP, PLA 3.0 and immunoassay data analysis
Compensation
- The annual base pay range for this position is below.
Company info
- We are committed to equal employment opportunity and ensure that all candidates are assessed based on their qualifications, skills, and experience through human review.
- At ImmunityBio, we are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
- The Research Associate II, Analytical Development will work as part of the Analytical team to support adoptive cell therapy projects based on our various cell platforms.
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