US03 Lonza Walkersville Inc.
Scientist (Biotech)
Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there's no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that's the kind of work we want to be part of.
Lonza has an exciting opportunity for a Scientist to join our Personalized Medicine team in Rockville, MD (Shady Grove). This position provides an opportunity to perform cutting edge research in the field of cancer immunotherapy, and work with a team of cross-functional engineers and scientists to translate and optimize client-specific cancer immunotherapy processes into The Cocoon®. It is imperative to determine the phenotype and function of the cells cultured in the Cocoon® in order to ascertain that the translation of the client-based immunotherapy into the Cocoon® produces cells similar to the client processes. Therefore, by working side-by-side with the clients, this position will perform hands-on technology transfer of analytical methods, acquire, analyze and communicate the data to stakeholders. She/he will work in a fast-paced environment to communicate these data in a timely manner, in order to enable process development decisions that would facilitate the optimization and advancement of the immunotherapy from pre-clinical towards commercial-scale manufacturing.
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Every day, Lonza's products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.
People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.
Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.