SR. STAFF SCIENTIST/ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR-IMMUNOLOGY

Job Description
Job Description:
Serve as the project leader for an innovative research program focused on the role of inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases. Using a combination of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell and primary cell models, the successful candidate will design and implement experiments to investigate neuroinflammatory/ neurodegenerative disease mechanisms, identify and validate targets, and generate disease modifying, large molecule drug candidates.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Immunology or other related fields

• Minimum of 5+ years experience in industry with management experience

• Proven capability and desire to both perform high quality bench level work while managing a research team comprised of both Ph.D.’s and non-Ph.D.’s

• Demonstrated high level of scientific creativity, independent thought, and evidence of collaboration with others

• Reputation as emerging leader in immunology or inflammation with sustained performance and accomplishment as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals

• Extensive experience in cell biology of innate immune responses, development of primary cell-derived disease models, as well as animal models of inflammation

• Demonstrated ability to work on diverse immune mechanisms of action

• Demonstrated ability to identify and validate targets

• Demonstrated ability and passion for working in a fast paced multidisciplinary team and managing multiple efforts in parallel

• Excellent verbal and written skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience investigating underlying mechanisms of monocyte/macrophage or lymphocyte activation

• Experience with antibody therapeutics

• Experience with cell-based assays for cytokine and chemokine signaling pathways involved in monocyte/macrophage activation and differentiation

• Experience working in small startup biotech company

Company

iPierian, Inc.

Job Code

State or Province

California

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