Associate Scientist Inflammation Research

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The Associate Scientist will support the advancement of GIDDU programs through in vitro pharmacology and assay this role you will design execute interpret and document studies using primary human immune cells to generate high-quality reproducible data that supports program decisions and development-stage activities. You will bring hands-on expertise in multi-parameter flow cytometry primary cell culture and in vitro pharmacology assays while collaborating with cross-functional research and development teams to address technical challenges and advance scientific programs.

• Lead the design optimization execution and interpretation of in vitro pharmacology assays supporting GIDDU programs.
• Design and perform experiments using primary human immune cells including culture stimulation treatment phenotyping and functional readouts.
• Support the development troubleshooting qualification and analysis of multi-parameter flow cytometry assays to evaluate mechanism of action target engagement and immune cell phenotypes.
• Generate reproducible high-quality data to support program decisions and development-stage activities.
• Contribute to study design protocol execution data analysis and preparation of study reports.
• Maintain accurate complete and inspection-ready experimental records aligned with data integrity expectations.
• Prepare technical summaries figures reports and presentations that clearly communicate data limitations and conclusions.
• Partner with internal research translational biologics regulatory and project teams to ensure studies meet program needs.
• Identify technical challenges troubleshoot assays and propose practical solutions to maintain study progress.
• Contribute to project team discussions and support scientific decision-making.

• Bachelors degree in Immunology Cell Biology Molecular Biology Biotechnology Pharmacology or a related discipline with 8 years of relevant experience or a Masters degree with 4 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience designing and executing in vitro assays using primary human immune cells.
• Experience executing and analyzing multi-parameter flow cytometry assays including panel design staining acquisition compensation gating troubleshooting and analysis.
• Experience generating reproducible pharmacology data and clearly documenting experimental results.
• Strong scientific writing skills including preparation of study summaries technical reports figures and presentations.
• Experience supporting development-stage studies or pharmacology data packages; experience with antibody-based therapeutics CD38 biology B cell or plasma cell biology or immune-mediated disease pharmacology is preferred.
• Experience with target engagement receptor occupancy immune cell depletion cytokine proliferation or viability assays along with familiarity with assay qualification reproducibility standards and data documentation practices.

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