Scientist I/II, Biology
Job Description
Gossamer Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, acquiring, developing and commercializing therapeutics in the disease areas of immunology, inflammation and oncology. Our goal is to create a business that allows value creation and capture at the individual asset level, long-term sustainability, and continuity, while ultimately helping to improve the lives of patients.
Job Summary
Gossamer Bio is seeking a highly motivated, interactive, and creative scientist to join the in vivo pharmacology team. The primary role of the person is to contribute to the identification and development of novel small-molecule drugs using their expertise in in vivo pharmacology and basic molecular biology. The successful candidate will demonstrate clear and professional verbal and written communication and will present scientific results to multidisciplinary teams.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Independently design and execute rodent in vivo pharmacology studies focused on immunology, autoimmune disease and immuno-oncology models.
- Lead research efforts to develop and implement novel in vivo assays to establish PK/PD relationships and biomarker development.
- Proficient in handling rodents, animal identification and randomization, animal weighing, health monitoring, dosing via IV, IP, SC, PO and inhalation/aerosolized routes, blood draws, small animal surgery, cardiac puncture and tissue collection at necropsy including fixation, freezing and tissue disaggregation to support ex vivo
- Independently identify and assess the capabilities of external CRO(s) to aid our internal research efforts. Independently plan, coordinate, and manage the completion of CRO studies.
- Experience with ex vivo assays such as ELISA, multi-plex analysis and flow cytometry.
- Ability to effectively communicate and present summaries of research results to team members and to a multidisciplinary team of researchers.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Certifications, Experience
- Ph.D. with 2+ years of experience of biotech/pharmaceutical drug discovery; or B.S/M.S. with 8+ years’ experience
- Hands-on experience with in vivo rodents and ability to effectively engage with members of a cross-functional team is required.
- Demonstrated ability to work with little to no supervision, work well in teams, and ability to adapt in a fast-changing environment
- Train, manage, and develop junior scientists to design, analyze, and execute cellular and biochemical studies
- Experience ensuring quality control and accurate analysis of data provided by CROs
- Experience leading small molecule programs from target validation to lead optimization to IND-enabling studies
- Cross-departmental coordination and project management experience required
- Excellent computer skills required: detailed knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and GraphPad Prism.
Gossamer Bio is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants and complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
US Vaccination Policy:
Gossamer Bio is committed to complying with federal, state and local law on employee vaccinations. Job candidates and employees should be aware that full vaccination against COVID-19 is required. Gossamer Bio is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Notice for California Residents:
This notice is to notify you that personal data about you has been collected by Gossamer Bio (“Controller”), which is located at 3013 Science Park Road, Suite 200, San Diego CA 92121 and can be contacted by emailing [email protected], because Controller wishes to evaluate your candidacy for employment at Controller.
Your personal data was either obtained from publicly available sources (e.g. LinkedIn) or provided to Controller by someone who referred you for potential employment. Controller’s Privacy team can be contacted at [email protected].
Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Controller’s recruitment related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment.
Your personal data has been shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by Controller to help manage its recruitment and hiring process on Controller’s behalf.
Your personal data will be retained by Controller as long as Controller determines it is necessary to evaluate your application for employment. Under the GDPR and CCPA, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have to right to data portability. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Date Posted
10/07/2022
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