Associate Research Scientist

Pay Range: $60/hr - $66/hr
Job Description: Job Title: Associate Research Scientist
Location: Seattle, WA* 100% Onsite

The Assoc. Scientist will join the Gene Delivery and Editing Process Development (GDEPD) organization supporting process development for production of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), which are critical to generating groundbreaking cell therapies.

The associate will join the LNP Platform Development team working on initiatives intended to drive next-generation LNP platform development focused on gene editing capabilities. Specifically, in the pursuit of end-to-end assessment of Client technologies and approaches, the associate will seek to become highly proficient in developing processes to produce and purify LNPs, while also gaining familiarity with analytical assays for characterization of LNPs. The associate will also have the unique opportunity to be exposed to a wide range of other gene editing technologies and will be encouraged to work collaboratively with a range of different groups doing different types of process development.

Responsibilities:

• Execute and troubleshoot process development experiments supporting LNP production and purification.
• Assist in the design of experiments and interpretation of data relating to LNP production and purification.
• Manage the flow of samples and data and perform analyses.
• Optimize workflows for assessing new modes of production and purification.
• Support research-to-development transition endeavors, including early-stage/pipeline molecular assessment activities.
• Actively participate and support lab maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate and detailed laboratory notebook and documentation.
• Summarize and present data in group meetings and contribute to group discussions and team strategy.
• Author technical reports and study memos.