Scientist, In Vivo High Throughput Screening & Analytics

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Salary: $133,195–$172,370 per year, plus potential annual bonus, stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a biopharmaceutical company developing cancer immunotherapies, including CAR T-cell and T-cell receptor engineered therapies.

What you will do

• Design, plan, and execute high-throughput screening, miniaturized, scale-down, and analytical experiments for lentiviral vector research.
• Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot automated and semi-automated laboratory workflows using liquid handling, scheduling, plate-based assay, and data capture platforms.
• Execute and analyze mammalian cell-, vector-, and analytical assays covering transduction, binding, expression, potency, and vector performance.
• Build data reduction, visualization, quality control, and reporting workflows using tools such as Python, R, SQL, VBA, JMP, Prism, and Spotfire.
• Interpret complex experimental data, recommend evidence-based next steps, and communicate findings through technical reports, presentations, and data packages.
• Collaborate with Discovery, Process Development, Analytical Development, and other research functions while maintaining traceable records and training colleagues.

Requirements

• MS with 4+ years of relevant experience, BS with 6+ years, or PhD/PharmD in a relevant scientific discipline with applicable experience.
• Advanced knowledge of biotechnology, molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, biomedical engineering, analytical development, or a related field.
• Experience with high-throughput screening, assay miniaturization, laboratory automation, automated liquid handling, or scale-down systems.
• Hands-on experience with mammalian cell culture, plate-based assays, vector or cell-based characterization, and analytical method development.
• Ability to independently design experiments, troubleshoot methods, analyze complex data, define next steps, and communicate scientific findings.
• Strong documentation, data quality, laboratory safety, reproducibility, collaboration, and mentoring skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with lentiviral vector production, primary immune cell or T-cell assays, transduction, flow cytometry, ELISA/AlphaLISA, BLI/Octet, internalization, or potency assays.
• Experience with Tecan, Hamilton, Beckman Biomek, CyBio FeliX, Opentrons, or comparable laboratory automation platforms.
• Programming or scripting experience in Python, R, SQL, VBA, MATLAB, or related tools.
• Familiarity with Design of Experiments, multivariate optimization, assay qualification, and statistical methods.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment within a cross-functional cancer immunotherapy research organization.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• Paid time off and potential discretionary annual bonus.
• Potential eligibility for discretionary stock-based long-term incentives.
• Inclusive environment focused on employee development, collaboration, and scientific impact.