Senior Scientist II/Associate Principal Scientist, Pharmacology

AstraZeneca • China, Shang Hai Shi, China • Posted June 21, 2026

Location China, Shang Hai Shi
Job Type Full time
Category Life Scientists
Posted June 21, 2026

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE 

You will lead in vivo pharmacology and immune monitoring to enable data-driven progression of programs from discovery toward translation, with priority focus on (1) cell therapy (CAR-T), followed by (2) immuno-oncology and (3) immunology. You will own key humanized mouse platforms and associated ex vivo and in vivo CAR-T characterization workflows, delivering rigorous, decision-enabling datasets that inform candidate selection, dose/regimen strategy, mechanism-of-action understanding, and translational biomarker hypotheses. 

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

Humanized mouse CAR-T in vivo strategy (core priority): Design and deliver in vivo studies in humanized mouse systems to evaluate CAR-T anti-tumor activity, expansion/engraftment, persistence, trafficking, and pharmacodynamics. Translate program hypotheses into clear endpoints, sampling schedules, and pre-defined decision criteria to support candidate ranking, construct optimization, ...

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