Research Assistant/Associate in Stem Cell Engineering

About the role

The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University is seeking a motivated Research Assistant/Associate to join an Industry Alignment Fund‑Pre‑Positioning grant project. The role focuses on developing next‑generation cell engineering technologies for cell therapy, regenerative medicine and immunotherapy.

Key responsibilities

• Design and execute experiments in human stem cell and immune cell engineering.
• Apply molecular and cellular biology techniques, high‑throughput screening, genome engineering and single‑cell cloning to optimise engineered cell systems.
• Perform bioprocessing, cell‑based assays, flow cytometry (FACS), multi‑omics and analytical workflows to evaluate genetic modifications and functional outcomes.
• Generate high‑quality data, supervise junior staff, maintain documentation and report progress.
• Participate in project planning, collaborative research activities and contribute to publications and IP generation.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Stem Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Synthetic Biology, Immunology, Bioengineering or related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in directed differentiation of pluripotent stem cells, iPSC derivation, or genome editing (e.g., CRISPR, recombinases).

Required skills

• Stem cell culture and iPSC derivation
• CRISPR/Cas9 and other genome‑editing techniques
• High‑throughput screening
• Flow cytometry (FACS)
• Multi‑omics analysis
• Cell‑based assay development
• Bioprocessing and single‑cell cloning