Associate Scientist (Cell Therapy)

Dawar Consulting • Cell & Gene Therapy • Regenerative Medicine • 9 days ago

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Salary

$92k per year

Location

In office (San Diego)

Seniority

Junior · 5+ years exp

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Contractor

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 12, 2026.

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Dawar Consulting

Dawar Consulting is a staffing and professional services firm headquartered in Newark, California, in Silicon Valley, that provides contract, direct-hire and managed-services staffing alongside Workday HCM and ServiceNow implementation and support. Besides its California head office it has offices in Noida in India, Utrecht in the Netherlands and Mexico City, and its life science practice places scientists and lab staff with biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients on long-term contracts. Its openings are mostly client placements such as research associates, scientists, QC chemists, lab technicians and bioprocess engineers, plus SAP consultants and technical recruiters.

dawarconsulting.com • HQ: Newark, United States • IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation • Enterprise Apps Implementation Partners • Recruiting & Staffing

Our client, a world leader in biotechnology and life sciences, is looking for a “Associate Scientist ” based out of San Diego, CA.

Job Duration: Long Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)

Pay Rate: $46/hr on W2

Company Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Sick leave, 401K

Job Summary:

This role is to support analytical development and characterization activities for CAR-T cell therapy products. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in immunology, cell-based assays, flow cytometry, and cell culture within a biotech or cell therapy environment.

Responsibilities

Perform cell-based assays and product characterization studies
Support assay development, optimization, qualification, and validation
Conduct flow cytometry, ELISA/Luminex, and T-cell functional assays
Support GMP release testing and QC assay transfers
Maintain accurate laboratory documentation and write SOPs/reports
Analyze and present scientific data to cross-functional teams
Support cell culture processes and analytical testing activities

Requirements

BS/MS in Biology, Immunology, Cell Biology, or related field
5+ years of biotech or relevant laboratory experience
Hands-on experience with flow cytometry, immunoassays, and cell culture
Experience with T-cell biology and cell-based assays

Preferred

CAR-T or cell therapy industry experience
Experience with ELISA, Luminex, qPCR, or ddPCR
Exposure to GMP/QC environments and assay transfer activities
Experience drafting SOPs and supporting assay validation/DoE studies

If interested, please send us your updated resume at [email protected] / [email protected]

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