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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Research Scientist. The newly founded Yarmarkovich Lab (https://www.yarmarkovichlab.com/) is seeking a self-motivated Scientist to perform various functions within a growing team focused a novel class of personalized CAR T cell immunotherapies. The successful candidate will join a dynamic multidisciplinary group focused on developing both novel therapies and new screening technologies for personalized immunotherapy. This multifaceted role will work at the forefront of precision immunotherapies, at all stages of the immunotherapy development pipeline: target discovery, CAR engineering, optimization, preclinical testing, and clinical development. This work will build on our recent publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04061-6

The Scientist will work as part of local and international multidisciplinary teams focused on developing the next generation of CAR T cells: Biden Cancer Moonshot, St. Baldrick-Stand Up To Cancer Pediatric Cancer Dream Team and Cancer UK Grand Challenge, and will benefit from exposure to local and off-site expertise, collaborations, and scientific meetings.
This role will provide unique opportunities to develop cutting edge technology and present growth opportunities and exposure to a broad range of experimental and computational approaches. You will play a pivotal role in the optimization of novel multi-dimensional CAR T screening technology requiring the ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge effectively for the use of purpose-built, specialized screening technology.

Prior experience in immunological, biochemical and molecular biology techniques preferred. Techniques include, but are not limited to: proteomics, phage display, CAR T cell assays, protein engineering and computational biology. The Yarmarkovich Lab will be housed in the brand new state-of-the-art Cure building (https://cure.345pas.com/gallery/). Due to the startup nature of this opportunity, access to a very broad range of growth opportunities will be available. The Yarmarkovich Lab will assist in growing your scientific acumen and professional repertoire, as well as provide career mentorship and sponsorship opportunities. If you're interested in developing high-impact therapies and technologies, consider joining our team where you will have ample learning and growth opportunities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Initiates, interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates research assignments critical to departments mission.
• Formulates and conducts research on problems of considerable scope and complexity.
• Explores subject area and defines scope and selection of problems for investigation through conceptually related studies or series of projects of lesser scope.
• Makes decisions and recommendations that have a major impact on extensive scientific research activities.
• Develops new ideas that promote current research. Exercises a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive scientific research programs and activities of outstanding novelty and/or importance.
• May manage the operations of a lab for the Principal Investigator by supervising Post Docs and technicians. Oversees the maintenance and upkeep of all instruments and laboratory facilities.
• Ensures timely and accurate completion of research projects.
• May provide students with technical guidance and direction in the operation of various sample preparation techniques, extraction lines, and equipment as well as general laboratory practices and safety protocols.
• May seek grant funding from external sources in support of their independent research projects with consent of the PI and the Department Chair. May participate in writing grant proposals.
• May be responsible research/lab quality control and compliance.
• May develop protocol for the collection and quality of research data.
• Develops research techniques and methodologies.
• May determine and establish laboratory policies, procedures and practices.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of the advances in specialized fields through attendance of scientific conferences.
• May make significant contributions to scientific papers. Is a resource/ author/ co-author for reports and presentations.
• May provide recommendations for equipment purchases and for the redesign of lab space.
• May coordinate the activity and experimental design between various labs, scientific staff, and collaborators. Identifies and resolves technical problems.
• May serve on internal committees to help further goals of research projects and bring new expertise to the research program.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a PhD and 3 years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Substantial experience from having completed Post Doc training. Established a record of publications.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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