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Senior Cellular Therapy Scientist, Full-Time, Days

Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Manufacturing of autologous and allogeneic cell and gene therapy products, performing quality control testing, and leading preclinical assay and process development.

Role type

Senior Cellular Therapy Scientist (Manufacturing & Preclinical R&D)

Builds

Cellular therapy investigational new drug applications and commercial products

Domain

Biotechnology / Cellular Therapy / Gene Therapy

Deliverable

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

Required skills

aseptic technique, GXP compliance (GLP/GTP/GMP/GDP), immunological and cell biological techniques, process development, assay development, validation, verification, technology transfer, troubleshooting, equipment maintenance, SOP writing, budget coordination, preclinical research leadership

Preferred skills

mammalian cell upstream/downstream processing, viral vector processing, primary tissue and human blood processing, immune cell isolation/expansion (T-cells, NK cells, T-regs, monocytes, dendritic cells), flow cytometry, ELISA, functional assays, bone marrow/stem cell processing, apheresis, cell culture

Technologies

flow cytometry, ELISA, qPCR, imaging, cell culture systems, apheresis equipment

Responsibilities

Manufacture cell and gene therapy products under GXP guidelines, perform quality control testing, lead preclinical assay and process development, coordinate equipment maintenance and calibration, oversee personnel performing routine and specialized tests, manage budget preparation and revenue reconciliation, develop protocols from publications and manufacturer recommendations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical/administrative oversight

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