Cellares · 2 days ago

Supervising Principal Scientist, Process Development

South San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$90K/yr - $210K/yr

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Lead multifaceted process development efforts to drive continuous improvement of the Cellares platform

Interface directly with external partners to facilitate technology transfer, data reviews, and overall program governance

Develop and manage program timelines for process development

Perform gap assessments and develop thorough development plans, statements of work, test plans, protocols, and any other applicable documents

Coordinate day-to-day team efforts by managing, mentoring and providing technical training to junior team members

Prepare and present technical and organizational updates and forward-thinking proposals to Technical Operations leadership

Lead technology transfer efforts to implement new processes and technologies in collaboration with Analytical Development, MSAT, Quality, Manufacturing, Alliance Management and Engineering

Evaluate and recommend new technologies for benchmark testing with Cellares instruments

Author and review technical documents, procedures, reports and presentations to ensure accuracy and quality.

Qualification

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T-cellHSCBImmune cell therapyCell processing instrumentsCell editingPayload delivery technologiesLVVRVVLNPCRISPRTALENsZFNsCommunicationCGMP RegulationsICH GuidelinesSelf-awarenessIntegrityAuthenticityEnthusiasmGrowth Mindset

Required

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, or related field with 6-20 years of process development experience in the cell and gene therapy field

Subject-matter expert in T-cell, HSC, B, or other immune cell therapy modality

Extensive hands-on experience with commercial cell processing instruments (Miltenyi Prodigy, Lonza Cocoon, Xuri Wave)

Familiarity with diverse cell editing and payload delivery technologies (LVV, RVV, LNP, CRISPR, TALENs, ZFNs, etc.)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Able to interpret, summarize, and present scientific results in a clear, concise, accurate manner to both technical and non-technical audiences