Legend Biotech

Legend Biotech

Senior Scientist/Principle Scientist– Cell Biology and Immunology

Piscataway, NJ, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2550 days ago
SparkCRISPRFlow CytometryCell CultureResearchProtein AnalysisCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

  • Legend Biotech is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel cell therapies for oncology, immunology and infectious disease indications.
  • We are currently seeking talented and motivated individuals to join the group of Cell Biology and Immunology in the R&D Department located at Piscataway of New Jersey.
  • The successful candidate should possess extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in oncology, cell biology and immunology, in particular TCR-T/CAR-T cell biology.

Responsibilities

  • Independently plan, design, execute experiments to assess the in-vitro functions of TCR-T/CAR-T cells
  • Develop T cell therapy platform and optimize cell-based immunoassays, including ex-vivo antigen-specific T cell isolation and expansion. Multi-color flow cytometry, ELISA, ELISPOT, cytotoxic assays
  • Deliver scientific results at internal and external meetings

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience and troubleshooting proficiency with immune cell isolation from peripheral blood and leukopak, expansion, and cell based immunoassays

Nice to have

  • Experience with TCR-T/CAR-T cells is preferred.
  • Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in TCR-T/CAR-T field.
  • Experience in immune-oncology preferred

Skills

  • Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in TCR-T/CAR-T field. Experience in immune-oncology preferred
  • Expertise in cell biology and immune cell profiling. Extensive experience in multi-color flow-cytometry
  • Experience with dendritic cell culture and DC-T cell cocluture for antigen-specific T cell
  • Experience with lentivirus/retrovirus preparation, titration and T cell transduction
  • Experience in CRISPR/CAS-9 for gene knock-out and knock-in
  • Track record of scientific publications and accomplishments
  • Demonstrated ability in presenting scientific results
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • A team player who can work efficiently as an individual
  • Additional Information
  • Legend Biotech USA Inc. maintains a drug-free workplace.

Company info

  • Company Description
  • From the very beginning, we have been focusing on the science.
  • We came together as a team of experts, committed to quality, driven by excellence, and dedicated to experimentation.
  • Though we faced many challenges, we remained fearless in our research and rigorous in our thinking, pushing ourselves to work harder.
  • However, what affected us the most was the enormous burden patient's bear and the difficulties they face, which drove us to think about what's next.
  • We believe it is time to accelerate and expand that transformation.
  • At Legend Biotech, we are excited to bring clinical trials to patients in our pursuit of a cure.
  • While we are focusing on CAR-T in multiple myeloma, we firmly believe the prospects of cellular therapy stretch beyond just one disease or indication.
  • The spark of hope is lit.
  • At Legend Biotech, we are using that hope to ignite the future of CAR-T cell therapy.

Equal opportunity

  • Legend Biotech USA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Visa & Work Authorization

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