Associate Director / Senior Scientist
Astellas

We are seeking an Associate Director/Senior Scientist who will help to advance development of cell therapy products at AIRM. He/she will lead translational studies in 2-3 therapeutic programs aimed at understanding biological mechanisms of action of cell therapy products

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Leads studies that aid in understanding and characterizing treatment effects on the underlying pathobiology
• Efficiently collaborates with research and clinical scientists and externally, consults on clinical trial endpoints and their translation from/to preclinical model systems, serves as in-house consultant on scientific and technical issues
• Designs and conducts non-clinical studies analyzes data, draws conclusions, makes suggestions based on results of experiments; writes study plans and technical reports, reviews study reports from collaborators and CROs
• Demonstrates high level of independence in developing and executing research plans from hypothesis to conclusions, expert knowledge of cell biology principles and technical proficiency in research method
• Stays current with scientific literature to proactively identify new objectives and approaches
• Uses professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve a wide range of difficult problems in creative and practical ways
• Demonstrates technical proficiency, scientific creativity, efficient collaboration with others, and independent thought
• Communicates effectively with manager, internal and external stakeholders
• Creates a positive work environment promoting teamwork, mutual respect, encouraging change, innovation, and accountability at all levels
• Ensures data are of high quality and the projects are on time and within budget; maintains accurate records as notebook/batch record/electronic entries in compliance with the Company policy
• May contribute to writing documents for regulatory submissions, scientific manuscripts, technical reports, SOPs, patent applications
• Carries out work in compliance with Astellas Health and Safety policies
• May manage one or more employees and take part in their annual goal writing and performance appraisal ensuring that employee development objectives are met

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