Beam Therapeutics Inc. Cambridge , MA 02138
Posted 2 weeks ago
Position Overview
Responsibilities:
Lead the design, development, and execution of NGS-based assays and experiments to assess the activity and specificity of base editors, aimed at addressing fundamental questions related to off-target biology.
Provide creative, efficient, and strategic experimental solutions at all stages of the discovery and therapeutic development process.
Engage in impactful research projects to strengthen Beam's off-target biology platform and streamline our therapeutic pipeline.
Collaborate and coordinate with other teams and individuals across Beam's integrated research platform and beyond, including other experimental biologists, computational biologists, therapeutic areas, nonclinical development, and others.
Act as an internal subject-matter expert in topics related to genomics and NGS assays.
Execute IND-enabling off-target studies in support of therapeutic programs.
Contribute to regulatory reports and scientific publications.
Lead by example in scientific excellence and mentorship, fostering a culture of growth and collaboration with team members.
Maintain detailed documentation of experiments in electronic lab notebooks.
Qualifications:
PhD in molecular biology, functional genomics, bioengineering, or other relevant field of biology with additional 4-6 years of relevant experience; or a Bachelor's/Master's degree with 12-15 years of relevant experience.
Industry experience is preferred, especially in fast-paced, matrixed environments.
Extensive first-hand, bench-science experience and skills, especially with diverse NGS-enabled methods, and ideally including assay development and troubleshooting.
Technical mastery of molecular biology, cell biology, genomics, gene editing technologies, and/or NGS-based methods.
A strong track-record of effective cross-functional, interdisciplinary collaboration required, especially with computational biologists.
Strong communication, organization, and creative problem-solving skills.
Experience with basic sequencing data analysis is preferred.
This is an on-site position located in Cambridge, MA.
Beam Therapeutics Inc.