Duties 

• Join the Immunology & Respiratory Department’s Discovery Sciences Team to identify and develop transformational drugs for immune-mediated diseases. 
• As in vitro scientist, you will work closely with the project leader and in vitro lead to develop, validate, and execute assays to modulate lymphocytes. 
• Work closely in a matrix global team to meet project achievements, with the goal to deliver therapies that transform the lives of patients. 
• As in vitro scientist on projects, you will design and execute in vitro assays for target validation, compound profiling and hit validations. 
• Work closely with project lead and in vitro lead to deliver high quality assays. 
• Interact with other scientists in the group to share assay protocols and seek feedback on assay design and troubleshooting. 
• Maintain accurate and reliable records including electronic notebooks and all other pertinent documentation. 
• Present data at project team meetings and group meetings 
   

Skills 

• Prior experience working in pharma or equivalent industry is not required but will be considered a plus. 
• Prior experience with establishing and validating in vitro assays for lymphocyte functions and modulations (B and T cells) is required. 
• Experience in immune phenotyping and functional assays, including multicolor flow cytometry (10+ colors), ICS, ELISpot, proliferation assays, and cytokine ELISA/MSD. 
• Experience in gene knockdown, CRISPR, validation is desired but not necessary 
• Analyzing data using biological and statistical software such as Prism, FlowJo, OMIQ, Excel, etc. 

Education 

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution with one-plus (4+) years of experience in a related scientific discipline (Biology, Immunology, Cell biology) OR Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with seven-plus (7+) years of experience in a STEM discipline.