Senior Scientist, Analytical Operations

The posting, as Dispatch Bio wrote it

About us

Our purpose at Dispatch is to help create a world where all cancer patients can be cured. We’re humbled by the opportunity to work together as a team on some of the most pressing medical challenges of our time.

To achieve our purpose, we are dedicated to engineering a universal treatment across solid tumors. We’re committed to the development of novel therapies, leveraging first-in-class technologies in viral vectors, universal targets, and novel cytokine biology. Our therapeutic approach has the potential to enable us to treat significant numbers of cancer patients and make a real and lasting impact on the world.

Our company was founded on pioneering work carried out in the laboratories of Dr. Carl June (University of Pennsylvania), Dr. Kole Roybal (University of California, San Francisco), Dr. Christopher Garcia (Stanford University) and Dr. Andy Minn (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center).

At our company, you would become one of our early team members— not only playing a role in meeting our ambitious mission but also building our thriving culture. We are determined to deliver with urgency to discover new solutions and we always stay dedicated to scientific rigor; we have an ownership mindset because each and every one of us is integral to our success. Collaboration is core for us because we believe that by bringing people together with diverse perspectives, we make a stronger whole. And, we show we care about our work and each other by sharing feedback - ultimately in service of our vision to empower people to continue forward with their lives – cancer free.

The role

The Senior Scientist will support Analytical Operations for Dispatch’s portfolio of product candidates, including therapeutic viruses, viral vectors, and autologous and in vivo CAR T cells. Reporting into the Associate Director, Analytical & Product Sciences (APS), this individual will be focused on creating and managing an effective operational network both externally and internally such that operational deliverables are met efficiently, effectively, and at high quality. Working under the guidance of the Associate Director, this individual is expected to engage with external partners (including supporting contract initiation), set up organizational systems that can track performance of external and internal testing, work with lab-based personnel to coordinate and perform routine testing, provide support to enable characterization, data generation, method development or validation as needed to facilitate effective and productive operations for the entire APS team.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate execution for operational deliverables of external quality control testing including sample shipments between locations (e.g., CDMO to CTL or CDMO to Dispatch)
• Serve as the single point of contact between the Process Development (PD) team and APS team for PD studies and any other testing needs required from the APS team
• Manage internal routine testing pro

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GMP/GLP laboratory practices or a regulated laboratory environment

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-based laboratory environment
• Desire to learn, gain and grow new skills, be adaptable and apply new and existing knowledge in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Preferred experience & skills

• Technical understanding of analytical control strategy (release and characterization testing)
• Experience with authoring regulatory documents and source reports (IND, BLA, etc.)
• Experience as a Lead or Coordinator on matrix teams
• Experience working with project management software/tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Microsoft Project)
• Familiarity with data trending
• Familiarity with processes for review and execution of legal contracts and agreements (e.g., MSAs, CDAs) etc.)
• Familiarity with operational budget development, management, and tracking

Our values

Our values guide everything we do. While capabilities and skills are vital, understanding how a potential new colleague would embody our values is central to our hiring decisions.

Determined to deliver

By working with focus and passion, we can provide patients with the solutions they need.

Own every outcome

We can reach new heights when we stay centered on our shared success.

Collaboration at the core

When we band together, our work is better.

Feedback is fundamental

Constructive and authentic positive feedback may be difficult to master but it is vital to our success.

Working here

• We offer a highly competitive compensation package with meaningful ownership through equity
• Excellent coverage for medical, vision, and dental
• 401(k) with generous contribution
• Life insurance
• Flexible PTO policy
• Additional substantial benefits

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, national origin, or any characteristic protected under applicable law.