Principal Scientist, Non Viral Attribute Sciences

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Position Summary

As a Principal Scientist with Cell Therapy Analytical Development, this energetic, collaborative, and motivated individual will establish and lead Non-Viral Attribute Science. This person will be responsible for the creation of a holistic analytical toolbox used to interrogate and discover quality attributes of non-viral gene editing drug substances including Ribonucleoprotein complexes, RNA species, and LNPs. Importantly, they will also assess attribute impact on downstream edited cell function.

This position will help establish core expertise and knowledge within CTAD to support next generation cell therapy modalities.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands on development of robust analytical methods to support internal process development of non-viral materials, and their use thereof in cells

• Provide technical and scientific subject matter expertise to drive early non-viral development strategies

• Assist in the assessment of the analytical readiness of CDMO/CRO’s

• Identify and define Critical Quality Attributes (CQA) of non-viral drug substances

• Identify key measures of drug substance function in primary and immortal cells

• Contribute to the authorship of SOPs, technical reports and regulatory submission documents (including S.3.1 sections)

• Present and discuss findings to stakeholders and senior leadership

• Collaborate cross-functionally with CTAD peers, research, process development and CMC to support early platform assessment efforts

Qualifications & Experience

• Ph.D. in Immunology, Cell/Molecular Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering or related discipline with demonstrated track/record of experience leading teams to achieve objectives in industrial and/or academic settings (5+ years for Ph.D)

• Profound understanding of RNA and RNP biology especially in cell therapy applications

• Experience characterizing function of RNA and RNP reagents in primary cells (primary cell culture, gene expression by flow or molecular readout, potency and other functional assays)

• Familiarity with analytical methods used to characterize non-viral drug substances (ion exchange chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, icIEF, FRET, protein and nucleic acid quantitation, peptide mapping)

• Hands‑on experience working with a non-viral gene delivery platform

• Experience with automation and high throughput analytical solutions is desired

• Motivation and drive to acquire new skills and knowledge

• Willingness to work in a regulated industrial environment

• Excellent verbal, written, and oral communication skills

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Compensation Overview

Seattle - WA: $144,440 - $175,028. The starting…