Sr. Scientist - Cardiometabolic Research

Role Summary

Sr. Scientist - Cardiometabolic Research

Responsibilities

• Design and perform laboratory-based assays to deepen our understanding of cardiometabolic disease biology
• Develop functional screening assays and evaluate potential therapeutics to advance the pre-clinical pipeline
• Organize and interpret data and present work to colleagues and project teams
• Contribute to the identification and validation of therapeutic targets
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts to achieve project goals and drive project advancement

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
  • Doctorate Degree (PhD) or
  • Master’s Degree with 3 years of experience or
  • Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated expertise in the molecular mechanisms underlying cardiovascular disease biology. The successful candidate will have a strong record of high-impact publications in this field.
  • Extensive experience in high-throughput cell-based and biochemical assays, including live cell imaging and image processing, qPCR, ddPCR, Western Blot, MSD, ELISA and flow-based expression analysis
  • Hands-on expertise with cell line engineering technologies, including CRISPR and lentivirus, retrovirus-, or piggyBac-based stable cell line generation
  • Experience with high-throughput functional perturbation approaches, including CRISPR-based or RNAi screens
  • Experience with single-cell transcriptomics or other omics data for disease pathology and novel target identification

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong collaboration and ability to work with cross-functional teams
• Analytical and data interpretation abilities

Education

• Doctorate Degree (PhD) or Master’s/Bachelor’s with applicable experience as described above

Additional Requirements

• Travel: Not specified as essential
• Physical demands: Not specified as essential