Associate Director, T Cell Biology

Company: Berkeley Lights, Inc.
Location: Emeryville
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Here at Berkeley Lights, we think cells are awesome! Cells are capable of manufacturing cures for diseases, fibers for clothing, energy in the form of biofuels, and food proteins for nutrition. So the question is, if nature is capable of manufacturing the products we need in a scalable way, why aren't we doing more of this? Well, the answer is that with the solutions available today, it is hard. It takes a long time to find the right cell for a specific job, costs lots of money, and if you have picked a suboptimal cell line, has a very low process yield. Berkeley Lights has the complete solution to find the best cells by functionally screening and recovering individual cells for antibody discovery, cell line development, T cell analysis, and synthetic biology. Our proprietary technology and Beacon-- and Lightning TM --systems accelerate the rate researchers can discover and develop cell-based products in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of conventional, legacy research methods. Using our tools and solutions, scientists can find the best cells, the first time they look. Our goal is to continue to collaborate with customers to drive the adoption of our technologies, making cell-based products and therapeutics more easily accessible the world over! You will play a major role here and our success depends on you! We have been changing how the world develops cell-based products since 2011, and now our family of around 200 employees welcomes you to consider joining us on this incredible journey. We are currently hiring for a talented Associate Director of T Cell Biology. In this role, you will help design, evaluate, and execute T Cell functional workflows that advance the single-T Cell analytic capability of Berkeley Lights' Beacon and Lightning platforms. You will manage a team of scientists adapting and developing novel T Cell functional assays on Berkeley Lights' microfluidic platform. A collaborative and supportive mindset is required to enable success of the team.-- Responsibilities

• Leverage subject matter expertise to identify opportunities and sources of growth in both the T cell research space, cell therapy Qa/Qc and autologous cell therapy manufacturing. for the company's--
• Contribute to shaping and guiding the design, development and productization of T Cell functional assays that are uniquely enabled by Berkeley Lights' platforms.
• Interact with customers and both industry and academic collaborators to understand future product needs and capabilities and help sell customers on BLI's existing unique capabilities.
• Innovate and invent new approaches in single cell T cell analytics, linkage of phenotype and gene expression, cell and gene therapy Qa/Qc and cell and gene therapy manufacturing in close collaboration with multidisciplinary core teams.
• Work with core teams to execute product development programs and overcome obstacles with structured problem solving techniques. Work with T cell team and core teams to design and analyze experiments and protocols.
• Work with Commercial and Business Development teams to help capabilities and assays on Berkeley Lights' platforms that will be enthusiastically taken up by the market.
• As a group leader, inspire, mentor and direct a team of talented scientists. Retain top talent and recruit additional talent as needed to support BLI's expansion in this area.--
• As a functional manager in a matrix organization, participate in regular resource planning meetings to support projects. Qualifications
  • PhD in Immunology or Cell Biology with extensive experience with in vitro analysis of T Cells.
  • At least 5 years of industry experience in a management role and at least 10 combined years in academic or industry with a proven track record of success delivering results and valuable products.
  • Experience managing Ph.D. scientists in an industry/biotechnology environment.
  • Experience with experimental design, DoE, statistical methods and analysis techniques.
  • Experience with multi-parameter Flow Cytometric- and Microscopic-based assays of T Cell function, as well as other standard T Cell assays, e.g., ELISPOT, proliferation assays.
  • Understanding of state-of-the-art tools for analyzing T Cells: CyTOF, RNAseq, CITEseq, CHIPseq, Metabolic assays, e.g., Seahorse XF.
  • Communicate well with interdisciplinary teams consisting of scientists, engineers, software developers and commercial team members.
  • Capable of supporting and managing a team working on a variety of projects.
  • Experience with the development or manufacturing of adoptive T Cell therapies is desirable. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is effective January 1, 2020. Please read our--California Consumer Privacy Act Disclosure Form --regarding the CCPA and Berkeley Lights' required disclosures about the collection of personal information.

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