CareerPlan

Scientist 3, Biochemical and Cellular Pharmacology

South San FranciscoFull-time$103k–$192k2026-09-09 → 2026-11-11
On-site · United States

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 / Cardio-metabolic disease

Required skills

mammalian and primary cell culture, stable cell line generation, gene-editing (CRISPR), GPCR signaling pathways, ligand-receptor binding kinetics, microplate-format biochemical and cellular assays (HTRF, AlphaScreen, luminescence), laboratory robotics (Bravo, Tecan, Echo), data analysis (GraphPad Prism, Genedata, Excel, Python, R)

Preferred skills

cardiovascular/renal/metabolic disease expertise, flow cytometry, ELISA, high-content image analysis, high-throughput screening

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, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC