Sr. Research Associate, Cell and Gene Therapy- Pharmacology

Kyowa Kirin is a fast-growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four disease areas : bone and mineral;

intractable hematologic; hematology oncology; and rare disease. A Japan-based company, our goal is to make people smile by delivering breakthroughs where no adequate treatments currently exist, working from drug discovery to product development and commercialization.

In North America, we are headquartered in Princeton, NJ, with offices in California, Massachusetts, and Ontario.

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Summary :

The Sr. Research Associate will display leadership, technical and analytical expertise in pharmacologic evaluation of cell and gene therapy research to make our projects successful.

Essential Functions :

• Plan, conduct, and / or participate in in vivo pharmacologic studies in CGT research project.
• Contributes to non-clinical development (pharmacology part of regulatory filings) for cell and gene therapy projects.
• Prepares documentation including proposals, reports, patent applications, publications, animal / biosafety / human subject protocols etc.
• Executes pharmacology studies for multiple projects.
• Keeps up to date on advanced technologies for cell and gene therapy research and actively applies new concepts as appropriate to improve capabilities.
• Identify issues within the team / organization, consider and implement measures to resolve them.

Requirements : Education

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in biology, molecular or cell biology, pharmacology or other relevant scientific discipline.

Experience

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience working in a biopharmaceutical drug discovery and development setting with experimental rodent species.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of cell and gene therapy research, especially in vivo evaluation system and disease models.

Technical Skills

• Broad knowledge base in hematology and oncology diseases.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with in vivo evaluation of cell and gene therapy drug candidates in disease models.
• Strong written, verbal, and listening communication skills : articulate and effective communicator and presenter.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills that enable inclusion of people across the internal and external organizations to make efficient collaboration.

Annualized base salary ranges from $85,000 - $105,000 plus short term incentive bonus; actual salaries will vary and may be above or below this range commensurate with various factors including but not limited to experience, education, training, and merit.

KKNA and all of its employees have an obligation to act in accordance with the law and with integrity in all our operations and interactions.

It is the policy of Kyowa Kirin North America, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, religion, creed, color, pregnancy, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or affection preference or citizenship status or any other category protected by law.

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