Desired Profile
Ph.D. (specialization in genetics and epigenetics related to Immunology/Immunooncology) with 12 years of experience in academia and/or industry or in Biotechnology with 812 years of experience in academia and/or industry.
Job Description Key Skills and Competencies:
- In the current role the candidate will have to develop new cell therapy products and perform validations to take the product to the next stage.
- Extensive experience working with different types of immune cells and deep understanding of both innate and adaptive immune systems will be required. Previous experience in gene and/or cell therapy drug development teams will be preferred.
- Experience in design and delivery of genes using viral or nonviral transfer techniques. Design and construct of viral vectors using stateoftheart molecular synthesis and cloning techniques.
- Experience in use of CRISPR/Cas9 or TALEN or other geneediting tools
- Wellversed with different molecular biology techniques like cloning subcloning realtime and quantitative PCR etc.
- Ability to multitask and contribute to multiple projects under demanding timelines while preserving integrity accuracy safety and quality.
- The candidate should be proficient in verbal written and presentation skills and previous experience in writing grants and research articles will be preferred.
- The candidate should have had experience in managing a team or working in a crossfunctional group and interacting with clients/collaborators.
- The candidate needs to have leadership skills to gear a team towards excellence. Manage day to day activity of team members providing critical technical/scientific recommendations with effective troubleshooting and innovative capabilities.
- The candidate should be able to effectively communicate and work closely in a highly matrixed team environment to advance companys cell therapy pipeline.
- The candidate will be expected to understand systems and processes pertaining to sterile practices work ethics safety health and environment.
- The candidate will have to be involved in preparation and participation during compliance monitoring inspections and regulatory agency interactions.
- The candidate must be involved in preparation and review of protocols reports regulatory documents pertaining to program requirement.
Competencies: - Gene editing and molecular biology techniques
- Gene transfer Viral and nonviral methods for cell line generation
- Immunology/Immunooncology Genetics and Assays
- Presentation & Communication Skills
- Team Management
- Interpersonal Skills
- Vendor Management
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