Senior Scientist - Cell Therapy Product Characterization
AstraZeneca · Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America · Global
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Dentist
Demand78
Career growth72
Healthcare fit30
Remote potential10
5-year outlook
Likely competitive within large-pharma R&D for senior scientific roles, with growth tied to cell therapy pipeline strength and specialized assay expertise. Exact compensation should be verified against local market data.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-26
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- Dentist
- Rate period
- Hourly
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Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you have strong cell therapy, immunology, flow cytometry, and analytical development experience. Most clinicians without prior lab-based biopharma experience would not be competitive.
Who should apply
PhD or MS-level scientists with cell therapy potency assay development, T-cell immunology, multicolor flow cytometry, and regulated analytical method experience; physician-scientists with substantial translational immunology laboratory backgrounds may also be relevant.
CV angle
Frame real laboratory and translational research experience around potency assay development, flow cytometry panel design, T-cell biology, CQA characterization, data automation, cross-functional collaboration, and regulatory/SOP authoring. Do not present clinical duties as equivalent to biopharma analytical development unless you have genuine lab-based evidence.
Skills to highlight
- Potency assay development
- Multicolor flow cytometry
- T-cell biology and immunology
- Cell therapy product characterization
- Critical quality attributes and mechanism-of-action analysis
- Data automation and dashboard development
- Regulatory and technical writing
- Cross-functional scientific leadership
Role summary
A senior biopharma R&D scientist role leading potency method development and product characterization for cell therapy products, including flow cytometry, data automation, CQA strategy, regulatory authoring, and cross-functional collaboration from preclinical through clinical stages.
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