Scientist - Target Discovery & Biology

Role Summary

Scientist - Target Discovery & Biology role in South San Francisco. In this role you will join the Target Discovery & Biology team to use functional genomics approaches to advance target discovery, validation, and progression across therapeutic areas and modalities.

Responsibilities

• Use creativity and meticulous experimentation to design, optimize and execute functional genomics projects to discover novel therapeutic targets and answer key biological questions
• Lead and support projects from inception through target identification, validation and mechanism-of-action studies
• Collaborate across diverse functions and teams to drive impactful outcomes
• Communicate findings with internal teams/stakeholders as well as in conferences and peer-reviewed publications

Qualifications

• Required: Doctorate degree
• Required: Master’s degree with 2 years of relevant scientific experience
• Required: Bachelor’s degree with 4 years of relevant scientific experience
• Preferred: Track record of scientific productivity and innovation as demonstrated through career experiences, project outcomes and/or publications
• Preferred: Track record of taking on new areas of research and biology with successful outcomes
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams
• Preferred: Strong experience across the range of techniques relevant to cell biological studies (including cell culture & engineering, molecular biology, imaging and cytometry)
• Preferred: Experience in executing large scale and/or complex screens (such as pooled or arrayed with genetic/chemical perturbations) and follow up validation studies
• Preferred: Additional experience relevant to applying functional genomics approaches to new target discovery across diverse indications