Senior Scientist, Cell Therapy and Immune Cell Engager Discovery Biology

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Position Responsibilities

The Cell Therapy and Immune Cell Engager Discovery Biology team is looking for an innovative, creative and driven drug discovery immunologist to help advance our discovery portfolio of anti-tumor cell therapies and immune cell engagers into the clinic. The successful candidate will have experience in antigen target identification and expression validation as well as expertise in subsets of tumor associated immunity and the tumor microenvironment. This scientist will work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment involving multiple teams across the company including predictive science, drug discovery, translational and clinical teams.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Identification and prioritization of tumor antigens suitable for targeting by cell therapies and immune engagers; requires interfacing will multiple functional teams

• Understanding of tumor microenvironment specific restrictions on immune cell infiltration and function and development of novel concepts to overcome these using cell engineering approaches

• Independently conceive, develop and execute novel in vitro and ex vivo assays/models to evaluate cell therapy efficacy in the context of the tumor microenvironment

• Project leadership and collaboration across multiple projects / roles in a matrixed environment and obtaining alignment across key stakeholders and different functional groups to drive decision making

• Designing and implementing critical studies required to drive hypothesis-driven research

• Anticipate the need for contingencies and demonstrate flexibility through development of alternative strategies

• Present project and strategic framework updates and recommendations to leadership teams across the company

• Provide supervision of junior scientists

• Maintaining cutting edge knowledge of relevant research fields

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree

• 7+ years of academic and / or industry experience

Or

• Master's Degree

• 5+ years of academic and / or industry experience

Or

• Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree in the Life Sciences

• 2+ of academic and / or industry experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Requires developed knowledge of the principles and concepts of biological sciences, immunology, bioengineering, or related discipline

• Experience with cellular therapy or immune engagers is an advantage

• Experience with tumor antigen targeting validation studies in an advantage

• Experience with cutting edge technologies typically employed to assess immune cell function including but not limited to subset of Luminex, MSD, IncuCyte-based assays, multi-parameter flow cytometry, T cell activation assays, myeloid cell functional assays, heterotypic cell cultures, imaging technologies, molecular characterization of gene expression and protein expression (e.g. Taqman, western blot, Citeseq etc)

• Demonstration of in-depth, scientific-directed, innovative thinking

• Self-motivated and focused with project management-oriented thinking; able to work on multiple projects in a matrix environment

• Ability to work well as both team member and as individual contributor is essential

• Good communication skills for cross-functional, management and external interactions; excellent oral presentation skills are critical

• Requires strong organizational skills to ensure thorough and timely documentation of experiments, and preparation of data for compiling reports and presentations to research and corporate teams

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $108,000 - $135,000 plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).

The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed.

Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit our BMS Career Site.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number: R1582933

Updated: 2024-06-26 01:20:55.947 UTC

Location: Seattle-WA

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