Who We Are
Arcellx is a public, clinical-stage biotechnology company reimagining cell therapy by engineering innovative immunotherapies for patients with cancer and other incurable diseases. We believe that cell therapies are one of the forward pillars of medicine and our mission is to destroy cancer and advance humanity by developing cell therapies that are safer, more effective, and more broadly accessible.
Our team members are made up of talented innovators and dreamers working from our offices in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Redwood City, California. At Arcellx, we hire exceptional people and create a fun, diverse, supportive, and informal environment that allows everyone to do their best work.
What Matters to Us
Living our core values is essential to maintaining a work environment that is high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative. We look for candidates who demonstrate strong values alignment and bring different backgrounds, viewpoints, and abilities to the team.
Arcellx Core Values
- Character: Committed to always doing what’s right.
- Audacity: Willing to challenge convention and share candid feedback with others.
- Determination: Curious and self-motivated. Always looking to improve and learn.
- Collaboration: "No job is too small" mentality. Humble and willing to help others.
- Originality: Will bring your unique perspective to the table and respect a diverse set of views and backgrounds.
How You’ll Make a Difference
As a bioprocess engineer, your mission is to contribute to the development of phase-appropriate manufacturing processes for Arcellx’s cell therapy products. In this role, you’ll work cross-functionally on process development initiatives in process design, GMP adaptation, process characterization, technology transfer to CMOs, and more to produce transformative cellular therapeutics for the Arcellx portfolio.
The “Fine Print” – What You’ll Do
- Plan, organize and execute laboratory experiments to support cell culture processes development and GMP processes transfer activities to enable clinical manufacturing.
- Lead cell culture process development initiatives to enable process improvements, process characterization, and develop the process control strategy.
- Aid in design and creation of development plans contributing to process definition and process lock.
- Work with MSAT scientists on cell processes GMP adaptation.
- Critically analyze process data and author technical reports and standard operating procedures.
- Review SOPs, raw material specifications, development reports and protocols at Arcellx and CMOs.
- Work independently and collaboratively to perform and troubleshoot experiments or assay performance.
- Contribute to relevant CMC sections of IND/BLA and other regulatory documents.
Skills and Experience We Look For
Our ideal candidate has an MS in chemical engineering, biological engineering, biomedical or biochemical engineering, plus 8+ years of relevant experience. Successful candidates must have some experience in process development of cell therapy products and be able to demonstrate they possess the key skills needed to do the job, such as a strong understanding of process development, technical transfer, and GMP requirements.
Rewards at Arcellx
Our people are our greatest asset, and supporting their well-being is an essential part of delivering on our mission and impacting the lives of patients. Putting this belief into practice means offering strong compensation and benefits.
In addition to a competitive base salary, our compensation package includes an annual bonus based on company goals and an equity (RSU) grant. We do offer relocation assistance for roles if required.
Our market-leading benefits package includes: 100% coverage for medical, dental and vision for team members and dependents, unlimited vacation, a 3-day weekend every month, fully-paid parental leave for up to 6 months, tuition reimbursement, 401k employer contribution and more.
Join us in our quest to reimagine cell therapy and destroy cancer. For more on our technology, culture, and team, go to www.arcellx.com.
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