About The Role

• As the Head of CLD, you’ll lead and develop Asimov’s CLD team, managing scientists and research associates focused on CHO-based biologics CLD.
• You’ll guide individuals and the team towards personal and professional development milestones, all in support of Asimov's vision and goals.
• You’ll drive excellence in execution, ensuring robust, high-throughput workflows for stable clone generation, screening, and characterization to deliver production cell lines meeting titer, quality, and regulatory expectations.
• You’ll address complex cell line development challenges by demonstrating and applying cross-functional knowledge and industry best practices.
• You’ll foster cross-functional collaboration with Synthetic Biology, Process Development, Process Modeling, Computational Biology, and Software teams to integrate design, data, and automation capabilities.
• You’ll serve as a scientific and technical thought leader, identifying and implementing emerging technologies in expression vector design, gene integration, host engineering, productivity optimization, and workflow improvements.
• You’ll represent Asimov externally, contributing to industry conferences, industry forums such as AMBIC and BioPhorum, filing patents, and publishing peer-reviewed manuscripts.

About You

• You have a Ph.D. in Biological Engineering, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or a related field.
• You have 10+ years of experience in CHO-based cell line development supporting IND-enabling and/or GMP manufacturing activities.
• You have a deep understanding of cell biology, expression system design, gene integration technologies, and process-relevant analytics.
• You have a track record of strategic thinking and innovation, translating R&D advances into scalable, manufacturable platforms.
• You have proven experience managing a team of scientists, with a track record of developing scientists and supporting rigorous scientific execution.
• You are comfortable engaging with internal and external stakeholders and can clearly communicate scientific and strategic considerations to prospective partners or clients.

We're fueled by a vision to transform biological engineering into a fully-fledged engineering discipline. Should you join our team, you will grow with a constantly evolving organization and push the frontiers of synthetic biology. Company culture is key to Asimov, and ours is a culture of recombination; we believe that our mission can only be achieved by bringing together a diverse team with a mixture of backgrounds and perspectives.

Compensation Range: $220K - $280K