Senior Research Scientist, CRISPR screening operations
American Society Of Gene & Cell Therapy
Cambridge, MA · Posted November 4, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for healthcare pay after cost of living$180k · of 24
- #1Best cities for director and executive jobs53% · of 100
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- #2Best cities for life sciences and biotech jobs579 openings · of 41
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in New England59 jobs · of 14
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
Pay compared with the market
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among medical scientists, except epidemiologists is little observed so far. Measured exposure for medical scientists, except epidemiologists: 4% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...discovery for childhood cancers.We are seeking an experienced scientist to lead the day-to-day operation of our internal CRISPR screening... ...in functional genomics infrastructure within a leading cancer research program, with regular exposure to both academic and industry...