Senior Scientist I, Cell Therapy Discovery

AstraZeneca

Shanghai, China
Human t-cell isolation and culture
Lentiviral transduction and gene editing
Flow cytometry panel design and analysis
You will own key assays and workflows for CAR design, T-cell engineering, and in vitro functional characterization to advance cell therapy programs

Job Summary

  • You will own key assays and workflows for CAR design, T-cell engineering, and in vitro functional characterization to advance cell therapy programs.
  • The role involves driving alignment across multiple teams and ensuring timely delivery of milestones while mentoring colleagues and fostering a productive lab environment.
  • AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity and is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds.

Matching Summary

You will own key assays and workflows for CAR design, T-cell engineering, and in vitro functional characterization to advance cell therapy programs.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Human T-cell isolation and culture
  • Lentiviral transduction and gene editing
  • Flow cytometry panel design and analysis
  • Functional assays for engineered cell therapies
  • Molecular methods including PCR and NGS prep
  • Data analytics and experimental design
  • Biosafety level 2 and research GxP compliance

Nice-to-have

  • Cross-functional team collaboration
  • Mentoring and communication skills
  • Experience with armored and logic-gated CARs
  • Familiarity with AML disease
  • Scale-up and comparability evaluations

Key Requirements

  • PhD in immunology, cell biology, or related field or MS with 2–3+ years impact
  • Experience advancing CAR-T candidates to preclinical packages
  • Compliance with biosafety level 2 and animal ethics (IACUC)
  • Research GxP awareness and data integrity standards

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