Associate Researcher I - Hematology & Medical Oncology

An Associate Researcher I position is currently available in the Vaccine and Cell Therapy Laboratory (VCTL) within Tisch Cancer Institute, division of Hematology/Medical Oncology.  This is an academic cGMP Facility producing cellular and viral vector vaccines for use in Phase I and II clinical trials.  The Associate Researcher will work as a member of the production team to support ongoing projects.  He/she will also perform quality control assays on in-process material and process patient blood samples for isolation of plasma, serum, and PBMCs.  The Associate Researcher will report directly to the Facility Director for the VCTL.  

• Perform a variety of production and testing procedures using advanced research techniques in a cleanroom environment.
• Assists in process development and technology transfer, including drafting SOPs, standard forms, and master batch records.
• Assists in the implementation of standardized protocols for production and quality control testing.
• Ensures compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.
• Must be able to occasionally work non-standard hours, as required, according to the production schedule.
   

• Bachelor’s Degree in sciences or related field; Master’s Degree in sciences or related field preferred
• At least 1-2 years using aseptic technique in a cellular or virus laboratory environment 
• Excellent organizational, documentation, and communication skills
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Previous GMP or GLP experience preferred
   

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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.

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation,