Associate Scientist - Cell and Gene Therapy

Position: Associate Scientist I- Cell and Gene Therapy

Associate Scientist I – Cell and Gene Therapy

Join Kyowa Kirin, Inc.

- U.S. as an Associate Scientist in the Cell and Gene Therapy discovery core function. We work in a fast‑growing, innovative environment to develop next‑generation therapies across multiple disease areas.

Summary

The Associate Scientist will support Kyowa Kirin’s cell therapy pipeline programs. With a strong collaborative focus, you will play a key role in developing new technologies, managing projects, and providing science expertise to enhance our cell and gene therapy portfolio.

Essential Functions

• Support pipeline projects by enabling gene editing and generating novel molecular workflows.
• Serve as a Project Lead for technology‑themed projects when needed.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement new gene‑editing technologies.
• Contribute scientific and technical knowledge to project and support teams.
• Design, initiate, and optimize molecular, cellular, and analytical methods for RTO, In Vivo Phamacology, and Technical Ops teams.
• Maintain regulatory compliance, prepare documentation for reviews, patent applications, publications, and biosafety protocols.
• Present research findings at project meetings and record experiments in notebooks and databases.

Requirements

• BS required; MA/MS preferred in a related discipline.
• 8+ years of hands‑on experience in cell and gene therapy techniques with deep expertise in gene editing.
• Extensive experience with CRISPR, base editing, prime editing, or transposase/recombinase‑based editing.
• Strong background in NGS, molecular biology, and cloning.
• Cell culture expertise with HSCs, iPSCs, and CAR‑T cells.
• Experience in high‑throughput screening, CAR design, and assay development.
• Knowledge of antibody/protein engineering, purification, and virus production.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite.

Technical Skills

• CRISPR and guide RNA design; indel analysis; knock‑in/out assays; NGS; ddPCR.
• Cellular, molecular, and immunological techniques: cloning, ELISA, multi‑color flow cytometry, in‑vitro functional assays.
• Cell engineering processes including cell line generation and therapeutic cell development.
• Cell culture of primary cells, iPSCs, HSCs, and cell lines from multiple species.
• Cell characterization techniques: flow cytometry, FACS, MACS, single‑cell isolation.
• Antibody/protein production, purification, and analysis.

Compensation

The anticipated salary range for this position is $120,000 to $125,000. Final salary will be based on experience, qualifications, and market factors.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company matching
• Discretionary profit sharing
• Annual bonus program
• Generous PTO and holiday schedule, including summer and winter shut‑down, sick days, and volunteer days
• Health, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• HSA & FSA programs
• Well‑being and work/life programs
• Life & disability insurance
• Concierge service and pet insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Employee referral awards

Location

La Jolla, CA (Office‑based)

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