Job Description
Role Overview
Location: Basel, Switzerland – 100% on site.
Position: Research Scientist II or Senior Scientist I – Associate Scientist role focused on genome safety assessment for advanced therapies.
About the Role
The role supports genome safety assessment of gene and cell therapy portfolio, including AAV-based approaches and CAR‑T platforms, and provides cross‑functional contributions to mechanistic safety assessment of additional therapeutic modalities (LMW compounds, xRNA, biologics). The incumbent will conduct in‑vitro studies, generate and analyze data, and contribute to integration site analysis and cell‑based assays.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct in vitro studies for genotoxicity assessment of gene therapies (AAVs, lentiviruses, etc.).
- Support mechanistic evaluation of genome integrity following gene therapy modalities.
- Generate, analyze, and interpret experimental data for nonclinical s...