Sr. Intestinal Tissue Engineer
Core
Developing and deploying multidisciplinary bioengineering solutions at the convergence of biology and engineering to address critical needs in national security and healthcare, specifically focusing on intestine microphysiological models and organ-on-chip systems.
Role type
Senior Individual Contributor (IC) Tissue Engineer / Bioengineer
Builds
In vitro tissue culture systems, microphysiological systems (MPS), and organ-on-chip models for toxicity, permeability, and disease-state studies.
Domain
Biomedical engineering, tissue engineering, and national security/healthcare.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Cell biology, developmental biology, tissue engineering fundamentals, human primary cell culture, organoid propagation, monocyte isolation and differentiation, molecular/biochemical/cellular assays, biostatistical data analysis, microscopy data processing, SOP development, project planning, technical troubleshooting, compliance adherence.
Preferred skills
PhD in biology or engineering, intestine-specific expertise (intestinal stem cells, organoids), human immune cell culture expertise, microfluidic-based cell/tissue culture platforms, bioinformatics/data analytics, in silico modeling, proposal writing for government sponsors, high-impact scientific manuscript generation.
Technologies
Microphysiological systems (MPS), organ-on-chip, ELISA, Luminex, flow cytometry, qPCR, multi-omics, R, Python, automated image analysis pipelines.
Responsibilities
Develop, optimize, and characterize intestine microphysiological models; culture and manipulate human primary cells and tissues; perform molecular, biochemical, and cellular assays; acquire and analyze microscopy data; create and maintain SOPs; collect, interpret, and summarize data for presentations and publications; collaborate across multidisciplinary teams; mentor bench-level colleagues; troubleshoot experimental challenges; contribute to business development activities; support lab organization.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities.
