Associate Scientist - Decisional Analytics

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 :

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 PTO days, 6 paid sick days & paid Holidays

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.