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Associate Principal Scientist, Immunology Discovery

USA - California - San Diego (Science Park Road)💼 Full-time💰 $142,400–$142,400🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead translational discovery activities using primary immune cell systems, ex vivo patient samples, and multi-omics datasets to build decision-enabling packages for target validation and candidate progression.

Role type

Senior IC Associate Principal Scientist (Immunology Discovery)

Builds

Translational packages supporting target prioritization, candidate progression, and patient selection

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Immunology / Autoimmunity

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Immunology, Cell Biology, Primary cell culture, Immune-cell assays, Co-culture systems, Tissue models, Ex vivo human sample platforms, Data interpretation, Experimental design

Preferred skills

Translational models of inflammatory/autoimmune disease, Flow cytometry, Cytokine profiling, Spatial biology, Transcriptomics, CRO coordination

Technologies

Flow cytometry, Multiplex tissue analysis, Spatial biology platforms, Transcriptomics tools

Responsibilities

Design and execute translational experiments to validate therapeutic targets; Develop disease-relevant in vitro and ex vivo models; Integrate mechanistic and pharmacology data to connect target biology with disease pathophysiology; Generate decision-enabling data packages; Mentor junior scientists; Collaborate with discovery biology, biomarker sciences, and clinical development teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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