Scientist in Cell Rejuvenation Biology, Altos Labs San Diego | from $116,450/year

Job Description

Altos Labs in San Diego is hiring Scientists at several levels to work on the biology of cellular rejuvenation. Pay runs from $116,450 for Scientist I to $247,000 at Senior Scientist II. The post is open until filled.

At a glance

• Post: Scientist in Cell Rejuvenation Biology
• Where: Altos Labs, San Diego, California, USA
• Closing date: none given. The post is open until filled
• Pay: from $116,450 a year

Read the official Altos Labs advertisement before you apply.

The work

Altos is recruiting for multiple Scientist openings at varying levels of experience, for work on the deep biology of cellular rejuvenation programming, across basic science, pre-clinical and clinical-stage programmes.

The job covers running innovative science, managing internal and external collaborations across multidisciplinary projects, studying the mechanistic basis of cell programming for health and rejuvenation, developing project-specific experimental strategies and procedures, mentoring graduate students, helping the principal investigator train scientists and technicians, and writing up and disseminating results.

The pay bands

The advert lists four bands for San Diego, so read them against your own experience before you apply:

• Scientist I: $116,450 to $157,550
• Scientist II: $137,000 to $184,800
• Senior Scientist I: $154,000 to $204,000
• Senior Scientist II: $170,000 to $247,000

Altos adds that exact pay may vary with skills, experience and location.

What you need

• A PhD with a documented record of professional achievement in the form of impactful publications
• Strong professional writing, and the ability to pitch a talk at audiences from senior executives to entry-level staff
• Problem solving, high productivity, and the ability to organise work and set priorities
• Comfort with ambiguity and with a fast-moving team environment
• Preferred backgrounds: epigenetics and epigenetic modification; metabolism, including the metabolome and adipose, skeletal muscle or liver metabolism; stem cell biology, with animal model experience a plus; single-cell analysis of animal tissues; screening platforms including small molecules, CRISPR and Cas systems and RNAi; gene delivery systems, including improving AAV delivery efficiency; tissue crosstalk; and animal disease models

About the employer

Altos Labs works on cell rejuvenation: restoring cell health and resilience to reverse disease, injury and the disabilities that build up through life. It runs discovery science centres in San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Cambridge in the UK, and has been named one of the top three biotechnology companies and listed twice on the Forbes Best Startups in America list.

How to apply

Apply through the Altos Labs job page. No closing date is given, so apply early. Check the visa position before you start. US research employers differ on whether they sponsor, and some adverts say outright that they will not.

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