Senior Research Associate, Cell Line Engineering

The Company

Link Cell Therapies was launched by Stanford founders Robbie Majzner and Crystal Mackall in partnership with investors Samsara BioCapital and Sheatree Capital.

The company is developing a best-in-class logic-gate technology to spur a new generation of cell therapies for patients with solid tumors.

Link’s AND gates require two cancer-associated targets for a CAR T cell to attack cancer cells, thereby providing specificity for killing of tumor cells while sparing healthy tissue.

Combined with additional technologies under development, Link will advance a suite of exciting internal therapeutic programs while exploring opportunities for value creation with strategic partners.

Job Description

Link Cell Therapies is looking for a highly motivated Senior Research Associate to join our Cell Therapy team and support cell line engineering efforts.

Reporting to the Director of Cell Therapy, the successful applicant will collaborate effectively with other scientists and be responsible for developing, establishing, and characterizing cell lines to enable the advancement of our company’s pipeline programs.

This is an opportunity to join an exciting new start-up during the seed stage and to follow our programs throughout research pipeline advancement and into clinical studies.

Responsibilities

• Generate engineered cell lines via gene-editing strategies, including but not limited to lentiviral gene delivery and CRISPR gene knockouts
• Optimize and troubleshoot cell line engineering processes and workflows
• Contribute to the development of strategies for efficient cell line gene-editing, and integrate new methodologies and techniques into the workflow
• Maintain, propagate and cryopreserve cell lines
• Collaborate and communicate with other scientists to align on key deliverables
• Ensure accurate and organized record-keeping of cell line database, batch records and electronic laboratory notebook

Preferred Qualifications

• B.S. with 5+ years or M.S. with 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in aseptic cell culture procedures and techniques
• Hands-on experience with cell line editing techniques, including transfection, transduction and CRISPR gene knockouts
• Experience and knowledge on multi-color flow cytometry, including staining, analysis and fluorescence-activated cell sorting
• Proactive, highly productive and able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Excellent organizational skills, record-keeping and attention to detail

This is an on-site position based in South San Francisco, CA.

The salary range for this position is $85,000 USD to $110k USD annually. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the Company’s compensation practices.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.