Senior Scientist- Immunology and Immunotherapy

A Senior Scientist position is immediately available at OCCAM Immune, an Academic Research Organization (ARO) located within the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. OCCAM Immune utilizes state-of-the-art technologies to provide comprehensive immune monitoring services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies engaged in clinical trials. The Senior Scientist provides scientific and technical leadership in the management, design and execution of a clinical research program.

The successful candidate will collaborate with a team of scientists and technicians on projects related to various diseases, including cancer, allergy, autoimmunity, neurological disorders, and more. This role offers an exciting opportunity to gain extensive familiarity with a wide array of advanced technologies and biological data, directly influencing pioneering work in translational immunology.

• Designs and conducts complex clinical research studies requiring the determination and evaluation of alternative methods.
• Learns to conduct routine analyses in compliance with applicable methods, protocols and SOPs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Experience with any of above assays (especially in flow cytometry and immune cell phenotyping) and human biospecimen processing would be ideal but is not required, since full platform-specific training on the all the biological assay platforms will be provided. 
• Plans individual workload in coordination with team members.
• Learns how to use laboratory equipment appropriate for assigned tasks.
• Learns how to document work and maintain study documentation and laboratory records.
• Analyzes, and interprets clinical data from research studies.
• Learns to recognize deviations from normal results and informs Principal Investigator and/or management of any problems and/or deviations that may affect the integrity of the data.
• Supports process improvement initiatives.
• Maintains a clean and safe laboratory work environment.
• Learns to interact with external partners.

• Ph.D in sciences or related field
• Minimum five years of experience with scientific investigation.
• Must have demonstrated outstanding achievement in a field of research
• Must have contributed to a number of peer-reviewed publications, inventions or the like, at least some of which have had a major impact on advancing the field or discipline.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English with good organizational and analytical abilities and an interested in driving towards publications;
• The ability to work a flexible schedule is also desirable.

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:  

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization.  We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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