Research Associate, Immunology
Carcell, Singapore
Description
Carcell is an EVX company that is building an “assembly line” business model that empowers rapid cell and gene therapy development. Co-founded by biotech veterans and backed by elite VCs, Carcell’s core capabilities cover all essential aspects of drug development including pre-clinical R&D, IP licensing and management, CMC and manufacturing, IND filing and clinical testing. This core platform will support multiple cell and gene therapy programs, with an initial focus on immune-oncology, autoimmune diseases and rare diseases. We believe that Carcell’s model of a centralized cell and gene therapy platform will rapidly and cost-efficiently translate innovative research into successful clinical products.
Carcell has R&D teams, central function teams, and manufacturing infrastructure based in Shanghai, Singapore, and Boston (upcoming).
We are looking for a Research Associate to join our Immunology team in Singapore in this exciting venture. An ideal candidate is one who is independent, technically competent, highly motivated, and able to efficiently work across multiple projects. This role reports to the Head of Immunology.
Responsibilities
Perform a variety of immunology-related, molecular biology and cell biology experiments
Processing of PBMC and enrichment of immune cells for assays and flow cytometric analysis
Perform in vivo animal work
Laboratory management duties including procurement, inventory management, ensuring equipment wellbeing by timely scheduling of maintenance/ servicing/ calibration
Ensure smooth day-to-day operations in the lab
Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of experimental design, research findings, inventories, protocols, maintenance logs, sample processing logs, SOPs etc. in electronic lab notebook
Evaluate and interpret collected data and prepare oral presentations or written reports. Present and communicate research findings with internal teams
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described above
Requirements
B.S. in Immunology, Biology, Biochemistry, or related discipline with prior laboratory research experience
M.S. in Immunology, Biology, Biochemistry, or related discipline preferred
Hands-on experience in general lab techniques including immunological assays, biochemistry, and cell biology
Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively with team members in a fast-paced biotech startup
Preferred skills and research background
Biochemical and immunological-related assays (eg. ELISA, flow cytometric processing and analysis)
Experience in maintenance and co-culture of immune cells
Experience in in vivo small animal work is preferred
Prior industry experience highly preferred
To apply for this role, please fill up your information and attach your CV at https://tinyurl.com/CarcellCareers
For any enquiries, please email adrian.sim@carcell.com and ning.mao@carcell.com