Senior Scientist, Cell Therapy Bioscience
AstraZeneca · Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America · Global
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Dentist
Demand78
Career growth72
Healthcare fit24
Remote potential10
5-year outlook
Likely competitive large-pharma R&D compensation with progression tied to cell-therapy pipeline success and scientific leadership. Exact figures vary by location, experience, and internal level.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-21
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- Dentist
- Rate period
- Hourly
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Consider only if you are an MD/PhD or clinician-scientist with strong hands-on immunology, cell therapy, and flow cytometry experience. Most clinicians exploring non-clinical careers will not meet the experimental laboratory bar.
Who should apply
Clinician-scientists with MD/PhD training, immunology or cell-therapy research backgrounds, and extensive wet-lab experience in primary immune cell culture, flow cytometry, and genetic manipulation.
CV angle
Frame real laboratory and translational research experience: primary human immune-cell culture, flow cytometry panel design and analysis, transfection/viral transduction, functional immune assays, omics or in vivo data integration, statistical analysis, and collaboration with computational/data science teams. Highlight publications, project leadership, and any genuine AI/ML familiarity without overstating dry-lab skills.
Skills to highlight
- Primary human immune-cell culture
- Multiparameter flow cytometry
- Genetic manipulation and viral transduction
- Functional immune-cell assays
- Cell therapy and immunology research
- Computational and statistical data analysis
- AI/machine-learning concept familiarity
- Cross-functional project collaboration
Role summary
A senior laboratory-based pharma R&D scientist role focused on engineered cell therapy discovery, immune-cell functional characterization, flow cytometry, and data-driven experimental design within AstraZeneca's oncology and cell therapy research teams.
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