Scientist, Spatial Transcriptomics

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Scientist to join Altos Labs. We are seeking highly motivated, creative, and collaborative individuals who are passionate and dedicated about using their expertise to make impactful contributions for unraveling the deep biology of cellular rejuvenation programming to restore cell health and resilience, including basic science, pre-clinical, and clinical-stage programs. Specifically, we are looking for an individual to work on unraveling biological processes using spatial transcriptomics technologies.

Responsibilities

• Study the mechanistic basis of cell health and rejuvenation using imaging based technologies.
• Work closely with team and collaborators to implement emerging spatial imaging technologies for RNA, proteins or metabolites.
• Engage in ground-breaking and innovative science.
• Support and manage internal/external collaborations in one or more multidisciplinary projects to accelerate essential research activities. 
• Responsible for developing project-specific experimental strategies, techniques, and procedures.
• Responsible for helping PI train lab members, including scientists and technicians.
• Responsible for managing research projects with PI, including coordination of the activities of lab members, including scientists and technicians.
• Contribute to writing and dissemination of research

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD with a minimum of 2 years of relevant academic or industrial research experience related to spatial mapping of RNA, proteins or metabolites.
• A documented record of professional achievement in the form of impactful publications.
• Excellent professional writing skills and the ability to attune through writing and presentations to a variety of audiences including senior executives through entry-level employees.
• Problem-solving skills sufficient to identify issues, conduct research, and develop innovative solutions. 
• Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with a broad range of people, including staff colleagues, lab members, faculty, outside agencies and collaborators, and the community. 
• Excellent computer skills related to image analysis using ImageJ, R, Python and Linux command lines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience developing or applying tissue imaging technologies to address complex biological problems (e.g. through tissue sectioning, immunofluorescent imaging, RNA-FISH, confocal microscopy, label-free imaging).
• Demonstrated experience coordinating basic research projects.
• Experience working with human or animal tissue samples.
• Familiarity and/or interest in application of spatial transcriptomic technologies.
• Familiarity with genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and/or epigenomics.

Salary range: Scientist I, $117,300 - $158,700; Scientist II, $138,000- $186,000; Senior Scientist, $155,000 - $240,000

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