Research Scientist, Biomarker Sciences

The Fountain Group is currently seeking a Research Scientist – Multiple Myeloma, Translational Medicine for a prominent client of ours. This position is located at South San Francisco, CA-Hybrid.

Details for the position are as follows:

Research Scientist – Multiple Myeloma, Translational Medicine

Location:

Santa Monica, CA – Hybrid role

Pay Rate: $40-$47.36/hr

Duration: 1 year contract with high chance of extension

Schedule:

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

The Research Scientist will support biomarker and translational medicine strategy for CAR-T clinical development in Multiple Myeloma. This role will work at the intersection of Research and Clinical Development, supporting pharmacology, biomarker strategy, clinical trial execution, translational analyses, and regulatory submissions.

• Direct and establish PK/PD analyses supporting clinical pharmacology for CAR-T clinical trials in Multiple Myeloma.
• Serve as Biomarker Lead on clinical study teams and oversee pharmacology data and documentation for pivotal and registrational studies.
• Review and contribute to clinical protocols and clinical study activities.
• Support CRO selection, method transfer, and clinical biomarker operations.
• Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Clinical Data Management, Biometrics/Statistics, Bioinformatics, and Translational Medicine teams.
• Lead resolution of clinical pharmacology and translational queries from regulatory agencies and support regulatory responses.
• Prepare data packages for publications, presentations, and regulatory submissions.
• Support exploratory biomarker and correlative studies focused on tumor biology and CAR-T functionality.
• Contribute to external scientific collaborations, publications, and interactions with key opinion leaders.
• Apply translational and mechanistic data to support early- and late-stage drug development.

• MD, PharmD, or PhD with 3+ years of industry experience; OR
• Master’s degree with 5+ years of scientific experience; OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of scientific experience.
• PhD in Biology, Immunology, Cancer Biology, Bioinformatics, or closely related field preferred.

• Multiple Myeloma
• Cancer Immunotherapy / Immunology
• Oncology
• CAR-T / Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy
• PK/PD analysis
• Biomarker strategy and clinical biomarker operations
• Translational medicine
• Clinical trial experience
• Clinical pharmacology
• Regulatory filings and regulatory responses
• Mechanistic and translational data analysis
• Bioanalytical assay development and validation
• GxP environment
• Engineered T cells
• Immunophenotyping
• NGS-based tumor and immune cell profiling
• Clinical study protocols and data packages

• Multiple Myeloma clinical development and competitive landscape
• Pivotal and registrational study experience
• CRO management and method transfer
• Exploratory biomarker/correlative studies
• Tumor biology and CAR-T functionality
• Bioinformatics and translational data analysis
• Regulatory agency interactions
• Scientific publications and external research collaborations
• Experience supporting oncology clinical development programs

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