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Principal Research Scientist I, In Vitro Preclinical Development

San Diego, CA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-16 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead design and development of innovative CAR T-cell therapies using mRNA-tLNP technology for oncology and autoimmune diseases.

Role type

Principal Research Scientist I, In Vitro Preclinical

Builds

mRNA-tLNP pipeline programs from early discovery through IND-enabling studies

Domain

Immunology / Oncology / Cell Therapy

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

CAR-T biology, genetic medicine approaches, novel biological systems, assay development, T cell biology, immuno-oncology, flow cytometry, functional assay design, principal investigator leadership, scientific communication, patent invention

Preferred skills

in situ/in vivo delivery platforms for CAR-T therapies

Technologies

mRNA-tLNP, CAR-T therapies

Responsibilities

Develop and implement original research and development strategies for in vivo CAR T-cell therapies, collaborate with Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine stakeholders, serve as organizational SME in next-generation cell therapy engineering, oversee CAR-T project execution from inception through preclinical stages, generate new scientific proposals and lead those efforts, represent project teams by communicating scientific strategy and risk assessment, author publications and patents, present at leading scientific conferences, mentor and supervise a team

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship

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