Sr Associate Scientist, Metabolic & Muscle Diseases
Core
Central histological resource providing expert tissue processing, staining, and image analysis services to Obesity, Metabolism and Muscle Diseases research programs.
Role type
Senior Associate Scientist (Histology & Pathology)
Builds
High-quality histological data, figures, and summaries for internal reports, regulatory packages, and peer-reviewed publications.
Domain
Biopharmaceutical research (Obesity, Metabolism, Muscle Diseases)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Tissue processing (fixation, dehydration, embedding, sectioning), Histochemical staining (H&E, Sirius Red, PAS, Oil Red O), Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Immunofluorescence (IF), In situ hybridization (RNAscope, BaseScope, FISH), Whole-slide imaging, Digital pathology image analysis (HALO), Protocol optimization, Laboratory record keeping
Preferred skills
Experience with challenging tissue types or low-abundance samples, Experience with FISH platforms
Technologies
Aperio, Zeiss Axioscan, HALO, RNAscope, BaseScope
Responsibilities
Process and stain multiple tissue types (liver, heart, brain, muscle, adipose), Develop and validate IHC/IF protocols, Perform quantitative image analysis, Generate data summaries for publications, Manage workload tracker and prioritize stakeholder requests, Maintain accurate laboratory records
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
