Director, Oncology
The candidate will oversee the day-to-day operations of the team responsible for tumor model, bioanalytical assay development and execution, and cancer immunology studies. Support sustained growth of bioanalytical services through the delivery of business quality and volume objectives and strategic leadership of capability development initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of scientists that develops and maintains registry of tumor materials including cell-lines and PDX material and other biological reagents used in cancer pharmacology studies.
- Develop and maintain appropriate laboratory QA procedures and enforce adherence.
- Manage adherence to best practice cell line banking and expansion strategies and record keeping.
- Lead a team of scientists that develops and executes a wide variety of biological assays using in vitro and ex vivo samples in cancer pharmacology studies.
- Provide in-depth scientific guidance for experimental strategies to measure state-of-the-art biological endpoints and their response to experimental treatments; endpoints include cancer phenotypes, immune cell populations and activation states, gene expression, cell cycle, and signal transduction pathways.
- Oversee project management activities such as scheduling of experiments, acquisition of materials, coordination with aligned groups for execution, and completion of data analysis and reporting.
- Participate in discussions with customers to represent capabilities and provide strategic guidance to achieve experimental goals.
- Partner with designated client services representatives to ensure the production of timely, high-quality research proposals.
- Partner with project managers/study directors to effectively implement customer requested study changes and communicate progress.
Requirements
- Education: Doctoral degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
- Experience: 6+ years of experience in the contract research or pharmaceutical industry conducting scientific research in oncology. Postdoctoral experience preferred with demonstrated research capability as demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals in related fields such as oncology and immunology. Extensive hands-on experience in basic immunology techniques including flow cytometry, cytokine analysis, cytotoxicity and proliferation assays, etc. Proficiency in DNA and RNA assays, protein immunoassay technologies, ELISAs, Luminex etc.
At Creative Bioarray, we believe in providing an environment and culture where our people can thrive and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality work-life balance.
