Scientist III (Lentivirus Gene Therapy) – Onsite Position Available In Worcester, Massachusetts

Job Description
Scientist III (Lentivirus Gene Therapy) –

Onsite Contract:

Worcester, Massachusetts, US Salary Range:

50.00 – 65.00 |

Per Hour Job Code:

363111

End Date:

2025-07-23

Days Left:

25 days, 5 hours left

Position Details:

Industry:

Pharmaceutical

Job Title:

Scientist III (Lentivirus Gene Therapy) – Onsite

Location:

 Worcester, MA 01605

Duration:

12+ months [+ Possibilities of extension]

Pay Range:

$50-$65/hr

Description:

The Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine Group is seeking a highly motivated scientist for initiating the lentiviral delivery platform for gene therapy in a newly established Genetic Medicine team.
The candidate will work collaboratively with cross-functional and therapeutic area teams to advance company’s lentiviral gene therapy pipeline.
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise and experience in lentivirus vector engineering, production, analytics and in vitro screening, as well as experience in managing CROs for lentiviral production.

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate with cross-functional and therapeutic area teams to advance novel lentiviral vectors into pipeline
Design and engineer lentiviral vectors and manage lentiviral production by leveraging internal and CRO resources.
Help build and establish analytical and cell-based screening assays (e.g., p24, VCN, SupT1 titration, ELISA, qPCR, ddPCR, WES, FACS, and endotoxin assay)
Maintain a comprehensive Electronic Lab Notebook documenting experiments
Maintain a high level of productivity in the team with clear daily, detailed, and accurate documentation of experiments
Author technical reports and protocols
Understand and enforce company culture, teamwork, safety, appropriate handling of materials in an BSL2 environment
Perform all activities in compliance with applicable regulations, AbbVie’s policies and guidelines
Bring a “can do” spirit to work and deliver on other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

Ph.D. in biology or a relevant field with 5+ years of experience in lentiviral vector-based gene therapy in addition to post-doctoral experience; or MS with at least 10 years of relevant experience; industrial experience highly desired
Strong expertise and experience in lentiviral vector design, engineering and production
Experience in managing CROs for lentiviral production
Experience in analytical and screening methods for characterization of lentiviral vector products
Experience in CAR-T cell therapy
Experience in in vivo lentiviral targeted delivery is a plus
Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative and dynamic environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organization and collaborative skills
Detail oriented with a passion to deliver quality results
Job Requirement
lentivirus
lentiviral
vector design
lentivirus production
ELISA
FACS
Flow cytometry
targeted drug delivery
PCR
QPCR
RTPCR
DDPCR
WESTERN BLOT
endotoxin assay
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Niharika Shrivastava
niharika.shrivastava@collabera.com