Sr. Research Scientist, RNA Biology

About the Role

Founded in 2002 in New Jersey, GenScript Biotech Corporation accelerates innovation in biotech and healthcare by providing researchers and companies with the building blocks needed to develop groundbreaking treatments and products. Guided by its mission to Make People and Nature Healthier Through Biotechnology, and its role as a well-recognized biotechnology company, GenScript has a team of approximately 6,165 employees and has served more than 200,000 customers across over 100 countries and regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead R&D project to meet business milestones and deliverables, manage project timeline and leverage internal resources to push projects forward.
• Collaborate with marketing and production team for new product and service development to meet customer’s expectation.
• Design and engineer new IVT mRNA platform technology for next generation novel RNA based therapy development, include but not limit to in vivo CART, T cell engager, cancer vaccine and others.
• Design and lead the in vitro and in vivo novel mRNA candidate functional assay, and generate, interpret and present data to project team.
• Maintain an up-to-date accurate lab notebook records of performed studies.
• Monitor supply inventory and identify any products required.
• Maintain work area, equipment, department, and all storage areas in a clean, neat, and orderly manner.
• Train junior scientists with following project milestones, help direct reports set goals, prioritize tasks, and adequately communicate top-down organization vision to them.
• Have regular meetings with direct reports, discussing priorities and challenges, alignment, decision-making, collaboration, and providing technical guidance on them, making your impact bigger.
• Provide evaluation and feedback for direct reports, encouraging personal improvement, avoiding recurring mistakes, and encouraging good behaviors.
• Provide suggestions for hiring, termination, and performance review, building a strong team.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Requirements

• PhD's degree in molecular biology, chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical science, chemical engineering, or related field.
• >2 years of relevant experience in molecular biology, cellular biology, biochemistry, or related discipline in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
• Direct experience with nucleic acid design, synthesis, and assessment in tissue culture or animal models with a robust technical skill set.
• Strong collaborative instinct with good time and resource management skills.
• Broad molecular biology knowledge with the ability to apply engineering principles to solve problems.
• Works collaboratively with team members to support each other.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• A sense of humility and an eagerness to continue to learn and contribute to a supportive team.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k) & Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• New Child Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Company Holidays per year
• Paid Sick Days (earned based on hours worked)
• Compassionate Leave
• Jury Duty Leave
• Float day
• Personal days
• Free colleague meals during shift

Pay

Salary range: $135,000 – $170,000 total compensation, including bonus, depending on experience and qualifications.

Additional benefits include flexible spending and health savings accounts, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, legal assistance, and supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance. We also provide commuter benefits, well-being initiatives, and peer-to-peer recognition programs; demonstrating our ongoing commitment to building a culture where our people feel empowered, supported, and inspired to do their best work.