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Principal Scientist - Cardiometabolic Disorders

US - California - Thousand Oaks💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-06 → 2026-09-26

Core

Provide scientific leadership for the discovery and preclinical development of next-generation therapeutics for obesity and related cardiometabolic diseases.

Role type

Principal Scientist (Drug Discovery, Preclinical)

Builds

Innovative therapeutic candidates for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases

Domain

Biotechnology / Pharmacology / Cardiometabolic Disorders

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Translational pharmacology strategy, in vitro/in vivo study design, GPCR biology, pharmacological characterization of biologics, data integration for decision making, scientific leadership, mentoring

Preferred skills

GPCR-based assay development, peptide/antibody therapeutic expertise, mechanism-of-action studies, cross-functional collaboration, scientific publication

Technologies

GPCR-targeted drug discovery platforms, functional signaling assays, ligand-binding assays, β-arrestin assays, cAMP/calcium mobilization assays

Responsibilities

Lead target identification and validation through candidate selection; Design and interpret in vitro and in vivo pharmacology studies; Mentor scientists and lead cross-functional teams; Present findings to senior leadership and external audiences; Contribute to scientific strategy and publications

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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