Description
Kite, a Gilead company, is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill target cells.
Kite Pharma’s Cell Therapy Research division is seeking a Research Scientist to join the allogeneic CAR T cell team to perform discovery research and contribute to the development of novel CAR T cell therapies in the areas of immunology and inflammation. You will report to a Director and will independently design and perform experiments, organize and analyze results, and communicate and present findings in team and cross-functional meetings.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and execute experimental approaches across both in vitro and in vivo systems to interrogate and identify biological mechanisms and functions of CAR T cell candidates.
- Independently and thoroughly research projects of interest, design, implement, and analyze experiments, and present the results to various forums within and beyond the department of Cell Biology.
- Help identify novel in vivo animal model systems to better reflect the complexity of the disease of interest.
- Mentor junior team members and supervise the work of a research team including, but not limited to, organizing and prioritizing laboratory work and review of generated experimental results.
- Document experimental results to enable clinical studies, primary papers or patent applications.
Basic Qualifications
- Doctorate and 2+ years of scientific experience. OR
- Master’s and 6+ years of scientific experience. OR
- Bachelor’s and 8+ years of scientific experience. OR
- Associate and 10+ years of scientific experience. OR
- High School Diploma/GED and 12+ years of scientific experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. with 2+ years of post-graduate experience with a deep background in cellular immunology with an emphasis on autoimmune or inflammatory diseases.
- Documented record of professional achievement in the form of impactful publications.
- Well versed in fundamental immunological principles.
- Skilled in experimental techniques such as T cell-based functional and biochemical assays, multi-color flow cytometry, in vitro cell culture systems, genome editing, and molecular biology.
- Work effectively with other functions (including Process Development, Translational Medicine, Clinical Development) to ensure alignment cross-functionally.