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Scientist 3, Biochemical and Cellular Pharmacology

South San Francisco💼 Full-time💰 $103,400–$103,400🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and execute sophisticated biochemical and cell-based assays to evaluate drug candidates in cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic areas, supporting lead finding through optimization.

Role type

Senior IC biochemical and cellular pharmacology scientist

Builds

Innovative drug candidates for cardio-metabolic therapeutics

Domain

Pharma/Biotech, Cardio-metabolic disease, Receptor pharmacology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

mammalian and primary cell culture, stable cell line generation, gene-editing (CRISPR), GPCR signaling pathway analysis, ligand-receptor binding kinetics, microplate biochemical/cellular assays (HTRF, AlphaScreen, luminescence), experimental design, data analysis with computational tools, laboratory robotics operation

Preferred skills

cardiovascular/renal/metabolic disease expertise, flow cytometry, ELISA, high-content image analysis, lab automation, high-throughput screening, data visualization (GraphPad Prism, Genedata, Python, R)

Responsibilities

Design and execute rigorous experiments independently, troubleshoot issues, analyze complex data, document results, drive screening efforts across multiple projects, pioneer novel assay platforms, drive automation and efficiency using laboratory robotics

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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