Arcadia Science ยท 4 months ago
Project Scientist
Emeryville, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$130K/yr - $180K/yr
3+ years expArcadia Science is an evolutionary biology company focused on leveraging biology for therapeutics R&D. They are seeking a Project Scientist to run rapid pilot studies that prototype computational/experimental tools or test predictions to accelerate biological discovery.
Biotechnology
Responsibilities
Work in coordination with current Project Scientists toward existing pilot goals
Contribute to collaborative ideation around new pilots
Familiarize themselves with internal platform capabilities
Be able to pitch and lead research pilots
Establish go/no-go decision points for pilots
Achieve baseline computational fluency required for effective collaborations (internal training is available)
Be prepared to draft and publish pilots quickly
Have completed three or more pilot cycles
Have contributed positively to establishing a new line of inquiry or platform development at Arcadia
Be eligible to pitch the expansion of a successful pilot effort
Qualification
Required
PhD or equivalent experience in life sciences or related fields and at least three years of post-PhD work experience in academia or industry
Full-time experience in an industry outside of academia is valued but not an absolute requirement
Programming experience (Minimum: Python or R and bash)
Basic knowledge of GitHub
Wet lab experience/expertise in some domain (could be at any biological scale)
Experience leading collaborative initiatives (e.g., planning, prioritization, conflict resolution)
Strong writing skills
Benefits
Benefits
Highly competitive equity offering
Company
Arcadia Science
Arcadia Science is a Research and development company leveraging the biology of emerging research organisms.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Seemay Chou
Co-Founder & CEO
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