Analytical Development - Flow-Based Assay Intern

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 Rockville, 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 an intern, your mission is to develop assays and strategies to support the characterization of the manufacture product and the cells generated during process improvements within Arcellx’s Analytical Development group. This role will have a tremendous impact on our pipline and ability to characterize the modified T cells as novel and effective drugs for patients. Our potentially life-saving treatments would not exist without the work of our talented scientists. 

The “Fine Print” – What You’ll Do  

• Commit to 6-10 weeks, full time (40 hours per week) paid internship. Hourly rate will vary based on role, level of education, qualification and location.  

• Program will start at early June (Summer). 

• Professional and personal development curriculum throughout the program, including networking opportunities, workshops and panel discussions.  

• Final presentations of projects along with other interns at the conclusion of the program 

• Thawing, culture primary human T cells and cell line 

• Staining, acquisition of cells with flow cytometry  

• Analysis of T cells activation markers with FlowJo software 

• Utilize software include GraphPad Prism, Word, PowerPoint, Excel to record and present your results 

Skills and Experience We Look For  

Our ideal candidate has  

• Currently enrolled in university pursing an undergraduate or graduate degree in or a recent graduate from the field of Biological/Biomedical sciences  

• Knowledge in one of the following areas: Immunology, Cell Biology 

• Aseptic technique 

• Cell culture, especially mammalian cell culture experience 

• Knowledge of flow cytometry  

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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