Senior Associate Scientist

Our Mission: Developing curative genome editing treatments that can positively transform the lives of people living with severe and life-threatening diseases.

At Intellia, we are committed to solving the complex challenges of making CRISPR/Cas9-based medicines a reality for patients suffering from genetic diseases and to create novel engineered cell therapies for immuno-oncological and autoimmune diseases.

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design, implement, and troubleshoot experiments independently. Collaborate with colleagues to reach desired goals. Establish and perform in vitro assays to support natural killer cell related projects, including immune cell isolation, intracellular flow cytometry staining, multicolor flow cytometry, cytokine profiling assay, CFSE proliferation assay, and mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) assay. Use technical and literature knowledge to analyze and interpret results. Contribute to scientific strategy of a project from theoretical knowledge and adapts experimental workflow. Troubleshoot technical issues and expands the technical capabilities of group. Communicate research and development findings with internal and external teams in a clear and concise manner. Mentor junior team member(s) and servers as a role model.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Requires a Master's degree in Biotechnology, Immunology, or a directly related field plus four (4) years of industrial experience.

Must have three (3) years of experience with the following (experience may be gained concurrently):

• Knowledge of T cell biology, alloimmunity, engineered T cells (CAR-T and TCR-T), or NK biology
• Hands-on experience with immunology assays, including immune cell isolation, intracellular flow cytometry, multicolor flow cytometry, and immune cell profiling
• Hands-on experience with cytokine profiling assay by ELISA or MSD
• Hands-on experience in assay development, troubleshooting and target validation

Must have one (1) year of experience with the following (experience may be gained concurrently):

• Hands-on experience with gene editing by CRISPR in T cells or other immune cells

Telecommuting : Position is fixed location based in the Cambridge, MA office; However, telecommuting is occasionally allowed from home office location.

40 hours per week. Day shift. Send resume to: Deepanker.Goyal@intelliatx.com ref. P20.

EEOC Statement: Intellia believes in a diverse environment, and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all its employees and qualified applicants. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Intellia will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.