Senior Research Associate, Analytical Operations

About the role

Sana Biotechnology is growing, and we are hiring new team members who believe in the potential of engineered cells as medicines, who are passionate about delivering the possible to patients, and who lead with the desire to work on novel ideas. As a Senior Research Associate, you will report to the Director of Analytical Operations to provide high quality results and data interpretation to Process Development Teams using both manual lab equipment and laboratory automation and software.

What you'll do

• Provide routine analytical testing support and data interpretation to Cell Therapy Process Development teams for up to 8 assays

• Maintain assay performance tracking system and supply of essential reagents and supplies

• Document daily activities in ELN and LIMS systems

• Evaluate historical method performance

• Contribute to Sana's mission and culture

What we're looking for

• Direct experience performing flow cytometry

• Knowledge of gene- or cell-based therapies

• Familiarity with lab automation hardware or software

• Bachelor's with 4+ years' experience or MS with 1+ years' experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience

What will separate you from the crowd

• Desire to constantly learn and contribute in a support role

• Motivated by identifying and improving roadblocks in operations

• Direct experience with cell-based assays and/or ddPCR

What you should know

• This role is a mandatory on-site role with the potential flexibility of 1 work from home day each week

• This is a lab-based position that requires repetitive pipetting

• The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $95,000 and $105,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

How we work together for patients

• Lead from every seat - we seek to understand, act with honesty, and engage in the crucial conversations

• Thrive as a team - we hire amazing people, are intensely curious, and cultivate inclusion and personal connectivity

• Make it happen - we value vigorous debate, alignment around our decisions, and resilient execution

Get to know us

At Sana, we believe that a diverse workforce strengthens us as a company and helps us to achieve our mission to meaningfully change the outcome of many human diseases. This belief is a pillar of our business and is critical to our success. Our goal is that Sana is the place for talented people to bring their authentic selves to work, to have a great career and to deeply, positively impact patients.

Core to our values, we believe there is nothing more important than the health and wellness of you and your family. For benefit eligible employees, we cover 100% of the cost for employee health coverage and offer generous time-off (various paid time off benefits, such as holidays, vacation, sick time, and parental leave), short- and long-term disability, employer paid basic life insurance, additional voluntary life insurance protection, financial wellness programs including financial planning resources, a 401(k) Plan with an immediately vested employer match, Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, commuter subsidy and a variety of wellness offerings to support each person individually. For more details on our benefits, visit Sana's Benefits Portal.

We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental or sensory disability (including the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability), genetic information, actual or perceived HIV or Hepatitis C infection, medical condition (cancer or a record or history of cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, sexual orientation, sexual preference, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), disability, veteran status, political ideology, social class (including caste/caste identity), taking or requesting statutorily protected leave, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The job description listed above is representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions described above.