Senior Scientist, In Vivo Pharmacology
Work In Biotech
- San Francisco, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead in vivo efforts for target validation and drug discovery across a range of therapeutic areas including but not limited to immunology and oncology
- Independently conceive, design and execute in vivo studies and ex-vivo analyses that will drive decision-making and prioritization
- Enthusiastically develop and/or facilitate outsourcing of unfamiliar in vivo pharmacology models
- Mentor 1-2 all-star research associates in a fast-paced environment, actively prioritize efforts to align with organizational priorities and be flexible to the needs of the team
- Deeply engage with scientific literature to understand our therapeutic hypothesis and creatively and collaboratively design drug discovery plans
- Contribute to scientific strategy and program prioritization as a functional lead and key member of the biology research team
- PhD in biological sciences with 6+ years (or Postdoc with 3+ years) of industry experience
- Lead from the front – hands-on scientist who recognizes the importance of leading by example
- Technical expertise in rodent model development and required in vivo pharmacology techniques
- Strong ability to interpret data in the context of the program, make recommendations with regards to next steps and priorities
- Collaborative, communicative, and flexible; eager to do whatever is needed to help the team succeed
- Unwavering integrity, accountability, transparency and respect
- Deep passion for bringing novel therapeutics to patients as quickly as possible