Senior Research Associate

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 want to challenge status quo, and who lead with the desire to work on novel ideas. You will join the Beta Islet Team at the Cambridge location to support Type 1 Diabetes cell therapy research activities through the execution of directed pluripotent stem cell differentiation towards pancreatic islet lineages. This position is specifically dedicated to the differentiation of stem cell (SC)-islets, including all aspects of cell culture duties and downstream characterization assays, such as flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry. Candidates should have sufficient personal expertise to teach as well as troubleshoot these techniques. In addition, the candidate is expected to ensure the quality of data collection, both personally and on the part of allied laboratory staff. This position reports to the Senior Team Lead of Differentiation within Stem Cell Sciences.

What you’ll do

• Expands, maintains, and directs differentiation of pluripotent stem cells towards SC-islets
• Cryopreserves pluripotent stem cells, SC-islets and intermed...