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    Senior Associate Scientist I or II, Biology - San Diego, United States - Bristol Myers Squibb

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    Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department.

    From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

    You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity.

    Take your career farther than you thought possible.

    Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment.

    We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.


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    RayzeBio is a dynamic biotechnology company headquartered in San Diego, CA.

    Launched in late 2020 and recently acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) as a wholly owned subsidiary, the company is focused on improving survival of people with cancer by harnessing the power of targeted radioisotopes.

    RayzeBio will operate as a standalone entity within the BMS organization, maintaining its biotech culture with the opportunity to leverage the best-in-class oncology capabilities of BMS.

    RayzeBio is developing innovative drugs against targets of solid tumors.

    The lead asset, RYZ101, is in Phase 3 testing for patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs), as well as earlier stage testing for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

    Led by a successful and experienced entrepreneurial team, RayzeBio aims to be the global leader in radiopharmaceuticals.

    The laboratory-based role offers an opportunity to help advance novel Radiopharmaceutical therapies from laboratory into clinical testing.

    The candidate is responsible for developing and running biochemical and cell-based assays to support target validation, compound screening and mechanism of action studies for various pipeline projects.

    The ideal candidate will be a critical thinker and a technical problem solver who enjoys working in interdisciplinary drug discovery teams.

    The role requires an ability and willingness to work with radioactive isotopes.


    • This is an on-site position at Rayzebio's San Diego, CA site

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Help develop and run biochemical and cell-based assays to support the screening, characterization, and lead-identification of novel RPT agents.
    • Work with radioactivity in various assays in strict adherence to the radiation safety protocols.
    • Work under the guidance of project team leaders to support the overall biology screening and evaluation plan, work closely with chemists, DMPK, imaging and in vivo teams to ensure implementation of screening funnel and appropriate prioritization of experiments.
    • Generate, organize, and maintain meticulous records on all conducted experiments. Independently analyze and interpret data and present experimental plans and results at project team meetings, group meetings, and company meetings.
    • Actively contribute to the experimental design and planning efforts to help achieve project goals under tight timelines.
    • Collaborate with colleagues in other functional areas including translational research and chemistry.
    • Assist in laboratory operation management duties.

    Education and Experience:

    • BS with 3-10 years of experience or MS 2-4+ years of experience within Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related discipline with hands on laboratory experience.
    • Prior experience of working on drug discovery projects in an industrial or an academic setting is preferred.
    • Skills
    • Familiarity and hands on experience with invitro, cell-based assay development and optimization and proficiency with Cell culture, molecular biology techniques, ELISA, flow-cytometry, western blot, qPCR, single-cell cloning, immunohistochemistry and related protocols.
    • Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment.
    • Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
    • Familiarity with drug development process and interfacing and working with interdisciplinary teams
    • Ability to work with radioisotopes with strict adherence to radiation safety protocols.


    If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

    You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

    Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers


    With a single vision as inspiring as "Transforming patients' lives through science ", every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary.

    Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

    On-site Protocol

    BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs.

    The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

    Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility.

    For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture.

    For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.


    BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles.

    Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer.

    If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to Visit to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

    BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities.

    As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

    BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.


    Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.


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