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Job Description
Why Sarepta Why Now
The promise of genetic medicine has arrived and Sarepta is at the forefront. We hold leadership positions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and limbgirdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) and we currently have more than 40 programs in various stages of development in gene therapy RNA and gene editing. In 2023 we launched our fourth therapy and the first ever gene therapy to treat Duchenne.
Were looking for people who see unlimited potential in themselves and who are motivated by an unwavering commitment to patients.
What Sarepta Offers
At Sarepta we care deeply about all the people in our community and believe in the importance of supporting them in all aspects of their lives. We aspire to maintain a culture that acknowledges people bring their whole selves to work and we will strive to help everyone in our community integrate their work and personal lives while maintaining productivity. We are committed to offering a range of benefits and worklife resources designed to support people in the following areas:
Physical and Emotional Wellness
Financial Wellness
Support for Caregivers
For a full list of our comprehensive benefits see our website: Importance of the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and creative individual to work in a key drug discovery group in our research organization and play a central role in applying and managing immunology and assay development studies. The successful candidate will work in the lab conducting immunoassays to support the advancement of Gene Therapy. The candidate will closely with crossfunctional teams such as research scientific leads research and lab operations and program management. The individual will be responsible for creation of project plans identifying and tracking critical path/activities risks contingencies and alternatives and communicating routinely with crossfunctional teams. The individual will oversee project teams in support of inprocess and final project characterization they will act as an immunogenicity SME for methods conducted internally and externally at contract research organizations. The successful candidate will manage the immunology department to support immunology research and capabilities for technological advancements.The Opportunity to Make a Difference
- Serve as subject matter expert on gene therapy preclinical development for existing and new programs.
- Conduct immunology assays and laboratory activities to support clinical trials and R&D studies.
- Conduct laboratory activities in Sarepta inhouse laboratory interacts with research translational biology and bioanalytical groups.
- Ownership of a new or ongoing immunology assay to help drive preclinical development through stage gates and key milestones to support regulatory and clinical development.
- Serve as study director for clinical and nonclinical testing studies
- Author scientific method validation plan testing study and validation reports
- Maintains compliant laboratory records consistently and accurately documents all laboratory activities in laboratory notebooks and internal technical reports.
- Work in crossfunctional manner to design and plan preclinical GT studies in collaboration with other research group and other key stakeholders.
- Author development reports and powerpoint slide decks study protocols and preclinical study reports to communicate ongoing activities internally and externally.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described.
More about You
- Ph.D. with 03 years experience in biology or related immunology preferred
- Handson experience with immunological techniques including ELISA ELISpot assay MSD and Flow cytometry.
- Prior experience with human samples (PBMC) is a plus.
- Ability to plan and carry out experiments independently with strict adherence to laboratory methods and SOPs.
- Demonstrates proficient written and oral communication and presentation skills and a documented ability to troubleshoot technical issues.
- Experience with statistical and computer productivity software (i.e. Word Excel Outlook etc..
- Desire to work in a highfunctioning collaborative team
- Desire to work in a dynamic fastpaced team environment and to make a difference in the lives of people through our innovative medicines
- Recognized by former peers colleagues managers and direct reports for attributes congruent with Sarepta Values:Drive Excellence Resilience Teamwork Innovation and Compassion
- Due to the nature of work schedule includes occasional evening and weekend hours.
What Now
Were always looking for solutionoriented critical thinkers.
So if youre comfortable with ambiguity and candor relish challenging yourself and place kindness and integrity at the forefront of how you approach your peers and work then we encourage you to apply.
Employment Type
Full-Time
