Asimov
Senior Scientist, Lentiviral Vector Cell Line Development
Boston, MA · Senior
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About the role
- Set and steer the scientific roadmap for the Lentiviral Vector cell line development (CLD) platform.
- Serve as the primary Lentiviral Vector CLD technical contact on customer and commercial projects.
- Represent Lentiviral Vector CLD on cross-functional and leadership-facing project teams, making calls on cell line development strategy and clearly communicating progress, risk and plans.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to scientists on the team, including managing direct report(s) and setting a high bar for experimental design, data analysis and record-keeping.
- Support innovation through development of novel workflows and applications
- Support research projects to develop viral vector production methods to enhance product quality attributes such as empty/full ratio, potency and/or cell targeting.
- Design experiments, analyze data, troubleshoot, and maintain detailed records.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in biopharma, including 4+ years focused on lentiviral vector producer or packaging cell line development in support of GLP or GMP production of cell or gene therapies.
Nice to have
- M.S. or PhD in Biological Engineering, Virology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience managing direct report(s) and providing technical guidance.
- Proven track record balancing hands-on bench leadership with big-picture platform strategy and roadmapping.
- Experience communicating technical work to external stakeholders and translating their needs into technical plans.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate scientific work externally, evidenced by publications, patents, and/or conference presentations.
- Experience with process development at Ambr or benchtop bioreactor scale is a plus.
- Comfortable working with large, multidimensional datasets and applying statistical or computational methods to extract actionable biological or process insights.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
Company info
- Company culture is key to Asimov, and ours is a culture of recombination; we believe that our mission can only be achieved by bringing together a diverse team with a mixture of backgrounds and perspectives.
- Work effectively as part of a cross-functional team in support of a Lentiviral Vector CLD platform and in collaboration with Synthetic Biology and Process Development teams.
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