Description poste
We are seeking a highly skilled, entrepreneurial-minded CHO cell line development expert. You will be responsible for the execution of feasibility studies for industry partners, test different genetic integration strategies in CHO cells, and optimise growth conditions. The ideal candidate will be a creative thinker who is not afraid to think outside the box, with a strong industrial grounding, and excellent leadership and communication skills.
Roles and responsibilities :
- Be the driving force behind the development of stable mammalian cell lines expressing key therapeutic proteins of interest (both transiently and stably)
- Lead the optimisation and development of CHO cell medium for engineered cell lines, coordinating with third parties where required
- Adapt CHO cells to serum-free and suspension growth
- Explore and optimise gene expression in both CHO and HEK cells (testing different promoters, UTR’s, etc)
- Optimise & scale up growth of different CHO cell lines
- Quality reporting of cell banks
- Contribute to set up and development of in house analytical studies
- Take on managerial responsibilities as the team grows, contributing to growth and recruitment of a fast-growing R&D team
Description profil
Skills and requirements :
Minimum 3 years relevant industry experience working with cell line developmentPhD in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, biological engineering, or other life science discipline (exceptional Masters students with extensive industry experience will be considered)Experience in suspension CHO / HEK cell line development; Vector design / Cloning; Stable and transient transfections; Single cell cloning; Clone selection (ELISA / Octet); Research Cell Banking (RCB) generation; Stability Assessment Studies; Genetic characterization methods (qPCR, whole genome sequencing)Experience leading projects or project sub teams and / or managing contract research relationshipsExcellent planning and organisation skillsTeam player who can deliver projects in a timely manner, yet work independently when neededSomeone who wants to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge and tackle things they have never done before (or no one has!)A creative thinker with an entrepreneurial, problem-solving mindsetFluency in EnglishBonus skills :
Knowledgeable about GMP and regulatory requirementsPostdoctoral studiesExperience working with glycoproteins and / or the protein secretory pathwayMass spectrometry experiencePatent inventorExperience working with plant and yeast recombinant expression systemsFrench languagePoste proposé
Intitulé du poste proposé
Kyron.bio – Senior Scientist – CHO cell line development
Poste basé à Paris
Secteur d’activité : Biotechnology
Nature du contrat : CDI