Associate Scientist​/Sr. Associate Scientist​/Scientist, Islet Process Sciences

Associate Scientist Or Scientist

Century Therapeutics (NASDAQ: IPSC) is a biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cell therapies with the potential to meaningfully address autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes, and cancer. The company's therapies are derived from its iPSC cell foundry and leverage its novel immune evasion engineering technology, Allo-Evasion™. Century believes its approach to developing off-the-shelf cell therapies will expand patient access and provide advantages over existing cell therapies which will ultimately advance the course of care.

We are seeking a highly motivated Associate Scientist or Scientist to join the Research organization in a process science role supporting the CNTY-813 beta islet cell therapy program. This position sits at the intersection of islet differentiation biology, upstream process development, and scale translation, with a focus on improving the islet cell therapy process across key development stages, including protocol optimization, media and feed strategy, 3D culture, bioreactor scale-up, cryopreservation, recovery, and manufacturing readiness.

The ideal candidate will bring hands-on bioreactor experience and a genuine interest in research innovation. This is not a routine production role. The successful candidate should be excited to design and execute experiments, interpret complex biological and process data, troubleshoot variability, and translate new insights into scalable, reproducible, and manufacturing-relevant process improvements.

The expected annual salary range for this role is approximately $115,000 - $150,000 depending on experience and level of role offered. Additional benefits offered include an annual performance-based bonus (prorated by start date), medical, dental, and vision insurance, matching 401K plan, and 20+ days per year of PTO (prorated by start date). Additionally, a US work authorization is preferred.

Requirements include:

• Execute routine iPSC maintenance, scale-up preparation, 3D aggregate culture, and directed differentiation toward pancreatic islet-like cell populations.
• Design, run, and troubleshoot suspension-based differentiation experiments in scalable formats, including PBS Vertical Wheel bioreactors when appropriate.
• Operate controlled bioreactor systems and monitor key process inputs such as pH, dissolved oxygen, agitation, inoculation density, feeding strategy, media exchange, and culture timing.
• Innovate across the islet cell therapy development workflow by evaluating signaling timing, growth factor and cytokine conditions, media and feed strategies, aggregate handling, cryopreservation and recovery approaches, and culture-format changes that improve cell fate, scalability, and process performance.
• Develop and optimize process parameters that improve endocrine commitment, beta cell identity, process reproducibility, cell recovery, cryopreservation compatibility, and scalability through late-stage differentiation and downstream process handling.
• Use Quality by Design and DOE principles to connect biological outcomes with controllable process variables and to support rational process optimization.
• Help define critical quality attributes, critical process parameters, operating ranges, and process risk areas that support scale-up readiness and future manufacturing translation.
• Generate and interpret analytical readouts, including RT-qPCR, intracellular flow cytometry, immunofluorescence imaging, ELISA, viability, metabolite, and aggregate-size measurements.
• Support development of standardized, closed or semi-closed, and manufacturing-relevant workflows using single-use components, sterile connections, tubing assemblies, and related process equipment as needed.
• Partner closely with Research, Process Development, Analytical, CMC, and manufacturing-facing teams while maintaining a strong research mindset focused on learning, innovation, and mechanism-informed improvement.
• Maintain high-quality documentation in electronic lab notebooks and contribute to SOPs, batch records, technical reports, and process development summaries.
• Present data in technical forums, propose next-step experiments, and contribute to process strategy discussions.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and compliant laboratory environment.

Qualifications:

• Associate Scientist: BS or MS in bioengineering, chemical engineering, biology, stem cell biology, or a related field with approximately 2-5+ years of relevant experience.
• Scientist: MS or PhD in bioengineering, chemical engineering, biology, stem cell biology, or a related field with approximately 3-8+ years of relevant experience.

• Hands-on experience with human pluripotent stem cell culture, including 2D maintenance and 3D aggregate or suspension culture formats.
• Practical experience operating suspension bioreactors or comparable controlled culture systems for mammalian or stem cell applications.
• Experience designing, executing, and optimizing directed differentiation…