Senior Scientist – Cardiometabolic Diseases and Obesity – Target Validation
| Company | Valo Health |
|---|---|
| Location | Lexington, MA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- A PhD in Biological Sciences or related field with 5+ years of experience (or MS with 9+ years of experience or BS with 11+ years of experience) and deep expertise in one or more of the following areas: obesity, diabetes, liver biology, skeletal muscle biology, adipose tissue biology, inflammation.
- Expertise in human in vitro systems including cell culture, molecular biology, imaging, genetic manipulation, and development of functional assays.
- Experience in discovery stage preclinical drug discovery programs and with target validation projects.
- Track record of impactful scientific contributions as demonstrated by high impact publications.
- Strong oral and written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities
- Generate experimental plans that will enable validation of novel therapeutic targets.
- Develop and build human cellular functional assays in metabolic cell types to enable interrogation of novel drug targets.
- Perform experiments and generate data in laboratory in collaboration with Valo’s tissue and cell model experts and/or leveraging CROs to support target validation projects as well as ongoing preclinical drug discovery projects.
- Generate data with high quality standards and document in electronic lab notebook.
- Provide thought leadership and guidance within your project teams on obesity, T2D, and/or cardiovascular disease biology, staying abreast of emerging trends and advancements in the field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in in vivo/ex vivo systems.
- Experience working with and managing projects at external vendors/CROs.