Research Associate, Translational Research

Fate Therapeutics is seeking a motivated individual skilled in cell biology to join a growing Translational Research team in support of the company’s cellular immunotherapy clinical trials.  The successful candidate will be responsible for receiving and processing human samples from patients. The primary function of this role includes conducting preclinical and exploratory clinical assay support across all therapeutic programs at Fate Therapeutics.  The successful candidate will be experienced in flow cytometry, isolating PBMCs from human peripheral blood, as well as in developing and optimizing cell-based assays.  This is a fulltime position located at our corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities

• Perform multi-parameter flow cytometry and other cell-based assays to support Fate’s clinical programs including testing of human specimens to support early phase clinical studies.
• Review and analyze data for assurance of assay quality and consistency.
• Perform ELISA or MSD immunoassays.
• Provide support in document review, data entry, and data analysis.
• Assist with general maintenance of the laboratory, equipment, and inventory.

  Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Biological Sciences or other related field with a minimum 2+ years of laboratory experience in a clinical or biopharmaceutical setting.
• Multicolor flow cytometry experience is a must; experience with the BD flow cytometers, BD FACSDiva software and FlowJo are strongly preferred.
• Experience working with human blood and blood products using sterile technique, cell culture or other related experience.
• Experience with MSD multiplex immunoassays is a plus.
• Highly organized, detail oriented with excellent record keeping abilities, and strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Familiarity with hematopoietic cell populations.
• Familiarity with a GLP, GMP, or CLIA laboratory environment is a plus.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Will require working with cells and cell lines of human and/or animal origin
• Occasional evening and Saturday work will be required
• 100% on-site work at corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA

The preceding job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  Additional and incidental duties related to the primary duties may be required from time to time.

For consideration send cover letter and curriculum vitae to: careers@fatetherapeutics.com and reference job 220DF.

About Fate Therapeutics, Inc.

Fate Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of first-in-class cellular immunotherapies for cancer and immune disorders. The Company is pioneering the development of off-the-shelf cell products using its proprietary induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) product platform. The Company’s immuno-oncology pipeline is comprised of FATE-NK100, a donor-derived natural killer (NK) cell cancer immunotherapy that is currently being evaluated in three Phase 1 clinical trials, as well as iPSC-derived NK cell and T-cell immunotherapies, with a focus on developing augmented cell products intended to synergize with checkpoint inhibitor and monoclonal antibody therapies and to target tumor-specific antigens. The Company’s immuno-regulatory pipeline includes ProTmune™, a next-generation donor cell graft that is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2 clinical trial for the prevention of graft-versus-host disease, and a myeloid-derived suppressor cell immunotherapy for promoting immune tolerance in patients with immune disorders. Fate Therapeutics is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit www.fatetherapeutics.com.