Scientist​/Senior Scientist

Job Title

Scientist/Senior Scientist

Immunology and Inflammation

Harbour Bio Med

Newton/Boston, MA, USA

Harbour Bio Med is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Shanghai with business operations and research centers in Boston and Netherlands. Harbour Bio Med leverages its proprietary transgenic mice to develop innovative, therapeutic, and fully human monoclonal antibodies against diseases with unmet medical needs.

We are seeking highly motivated immunologists to join its Immunology and Inflammation team.

• Develop and execute efficient strategies for target identification, prioritization and validation; review, propose, initiate, and implement new pre-clinical therapeutic antibody drug discovery and development programs in the field of Immunology and Inflammation.
• Represent in-house expertise in one or more areas of T cells, macrophages/DC, NK cells, ILC, or B cells.
• Collaborate with CRO and academic partners; employ cutting-edge in vitro and in vivo animal and human models to advance drug discovery and development programs up to and including IND filing.
• Collaborate with clinical and business units to support clinical studies. Present project updates to senior management.
• Facilitate the writing of patents and regulatory documents. Present non-proprietary results on scientific conferences and publish in peer reviewed journals.

• PhD in immunology or related discipline;
• 2-4 years of postdoctoral experience in immunology or related field;
• 0 to 5 years of industrial experience, ideally in the field of immunology.

• Demonstrated track record of independent critical thinking and scientific achievement in research, exemplified by strong publications in leading journals;
• Experience of leading a drug discovery project is a plus;
• Experience in vitro primary immune cell based functional assays;
• Experience in flow cytometry, as well as molecular and cellular biology;
• Knowledge and/or skills of in vivo models of immuno-inflammatory diseases;
• Understanding of fundamentals and practice of antibody discovery, engineering, and development;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as people organizational skill;
• Enthusiasm in laboratory experimentation.

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