Cell & Molecular Scientist
Core
Lead R&D projects developing industrially relevant CHO expression platforms for complex therapeutic proteins, with 80% hands-on laboratory work.
Role type
Lead Scientist, Cell Expression Technologies
Builds
Next-generation CHO-based expression hosts and engineered cell lines for GMP manufacturing of therapeutic proteins
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Mammalian Cell Culture / Gene Editing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
CHO cell line engineering, mammalian expression system development, molecular biology, CRISPR-based gene editing, cell line characterization (NGS, ddPCR, qPCR, flow cytometry), experimental design, statistics, project leadership, mentoring
Preferred skills
Advanced scientific qualification (PhD), experience in academic or industrial R&D, technology transfer to GMP, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
CRISPR, NGS, ddPCR, qPCR, flow cytometry
Responsibilities
Lead key mammalian cell expression projects, engineer mammalian cell lines, characterize engineered cell lines, analyze and sign off experimental data, mentor junior scientists, build expertise in mammalian expression systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
