Job Description and Responsibilities:

• Lead R&D projects for commercial success in the area of immunotherapy
• Responsible for designing and executing emerging therapeutic modalities for next generation of therapeutic antibody, vaccine and cell therapy
• Implementation of in vitro functional studies for human and mouse immune cells (T and B cells, DC etc.), and in vivo efficacy animal studies.
• Guide team members to carry out work and input for building product pipelines
• Draft writing for patent and regulatory filings for drug candidates
• Responsible for strategic collaboration and CRO communication worldwide

Qualifications/Requirement:

• Ph.D. degree with a minimum of 8 years of related experience in Immunology/cell biology with specific research interests focused on immuno-oncology.
• Experience in working in biotech/pharmaceutical Industry; knowledge in the process of drug discovery and development
• Experience in recombinant virus expression systems, such as adeno-associated viruses (AAV), lentivirus etc.
• Expertise in human immune cell-based functional assays and experimental techniques of immunology, such as human primary cell culture and activation, flow cytometric analysis, cytotoxicity, cytokine assays, etc.
• Familiar with molecular approaches for genetic engineering of immune cells, antibody engineering, and library expression and screening etc.
• Experience in small animal handling and animal models are a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and able to design and advance project independently.
• Work proactively to resolve issues. A good team player and management skills.
• Able to adapt a fast-paced environment.  "Do what it takes" attitude and highly motivated.