Legend Biotech · 19 hours ago
Research and Development Intern
Piscataway, NJ
Internship
Onsite
InternLegend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating and curing life-threatening diseases. The Research & Development Intern role will focus on advancing the assessment of in vivo CAR T cell platform, providing hands-on experience in preclinical research and adoptive cell therapy.
BiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceOncologyTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Assist in the execution of laboratory experiments, including mammalian cell culture, virus preparation, and immunological and biochemical assays
Perform transfections for virus production and assess viral titers using flow cytometry–based and ELISA-based assays
Conduct PBMC transduction and perform immunoassays to screen and validate candidates with improved efficacy and safety profiles
Perform cytotoxicity assays, immunophenotyping, and cytokine analyses
Maintain accurate and detailed records of experimental procedures, data, and observations in laboratory notebooks
Analyze experimental data and prepare summaries and reports for team discussions
Collaborate with senior scientists and team members to troubleshoot, optimize, and refine experimental protocols
Candidate is encouraged to provide technical approaches and troubleshooting strategies, but all experimental plans, data interpretation, and project-related decisions require review and approval by the manager or designated mentor
Decisions regarding project scope, timelines, resource allocation, and overall strategic direction remain under management oversight and are aligned with overall business pipeline priorities
Qualification
Required
Currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from, a Bachelor's, Master's program in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Immunology, or a related field
Preferred to have basic laboratory skills with some hands-on experience in mammalian cell culture (immune cells) and other standard molecular biology techniques, including flow cytometry, qPCR/ddPCR, ELISA, and immunoassays
Strong analytical and problem-solving, and organizational abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Works well independently while thriving in a collaborative team environment
Preferred
The ideal candidate would also have some cellular therapy experience
Prefer the candidate to have some knowledge of data analysis tools such as Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint), Graphpad Prism, and potentially R and Python
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one
Eight (8) weeks of paid parental leave after just three (3) months of employment
Paid time off policy that includes vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and eleven (11) company holidays
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Legal assistance
Supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
Commuter benefits
Family planning and care resources
Well-being initiatives
Peer-to-peer recognition programs
Company
Legend Biotech
Legend Biotech is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes novel cell therapies for oncology.
Founded in 2014
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Legend Biotech has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (30)
2024 (11)
2023 (14)
2022 (7)
2021 (6)
2020 (13)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$750.45M2023-05-05Post Ipo Equity· $350M
2022-07-25Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2020-06-05IPO
Leadership Team
Carlos Santos
Chief Financial Officer
Alan Bash
President, CARVYKTI
Recent News
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