What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contract Scientist, In Vivo Cancer Biology position at Waypoint Bio?
Contract Scientist, In Vivo Cancer Biology
- Part-time position
- Competitive compensation
- 430 E 29th Street, New York
Waypoint Bio is a venture-backed biotech startup building the next generation of cell therapies for solid tumors, including CAR-T, CAR-NK, and TCR-T. Traditional cell therapy development faces a trade-off between in vitro approaches that are fast but inaccurate, and in vivo approaches that are accurate but slow and expensive. Using our proprietary platform combining spatial biology, pooled screening, in silico protein engineering, and machine learning, we can obtain both depth and breadth when screening cell therapy candidates – speed without compromising on in vivo accuracy. Our team is highly collaborative, interdisciplinary, and shares the mission of bringing the promise of immune cell therapy to all cancer patients.
Position Summary :
We are seeking a highly-motivated part-time scientist who thrives in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have expertise working with mouse cancer models (xenograft solid tumors) to test the efficacy and safety of cancer therapies. Top candidates will also have knowledge and experience performing in vivo tests of CAR-T efficacy in solid tumor models. In this position, you will optimize the performance of our existing solid tumor models and also develop novel mouse models of solid tumors. You will use these models to compare the efficacy of top-performing cell therapy designs, and also to evaluate hundreds of CAR-T designs in vivo using Waypoint’s pooled CAR-T screening platform.
Duties and Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Send CV and cover letter to apply :
jobs@waypointbio.com