Associate or Senior Associate Scientist, Cell and Molecular Biology

About Us

Stealthco is an innovative biotech startup focused on AI-powered technology innovation and drug discovery. Our mission is to revolutionize the fields of biomedical sciences, oncology, and cardiovascular diseases using our cutting-edge AI platform. By leveraging this platform, we aim to minimize risks in drug development, accelerate the drug discovery process, and continuously enable the discovery of novel therapies.

Position

As an Associate Scientist on the AI Drug Design group, you will work on a laboratory team responsible for manual and automated screening and characterization of proteins for drug design and discovery. We are looking for an Associate Scientist to join our high-throughput screening team. You will be conducting experiments at the bench on a daily basis to improve the performance of our workflows. You will work collaboratively with protein designers, biologists, computational scientists, and other drug discovery team members.

About You

You are an enthusiastic associate scientist who takes pride in your thoroughness and problem solving. You are excited to contribute to the development and documentation of new protocols. You can present results and summarize progress to help internal decision-making. Collaboration comes naturally to you, and you thrive in a fast-paced environment where pushing the boundaries of what is possible is the norm.

We welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences and will consider strong candidates at all levels.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s in molecular biology, Synthetic Biology, Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Protein Chemistry, or similar field

· 5 years of laboratory experience (preferred industry experience)

· Experience with at least 2 of the following:

o Molecular biology (primer design, Gibson, Golden Gate, Ligation, CRISPR)

o Eukaryotic cells (Cell line maintenance, transient transfections)

o Protein purification (AKTA, HPLC, SDS-PAGE, BLI/SPR)

o Functional assays (luminescence, flow cytometry, activity, viability, etc)

· Demonstrated ability to improve protocols to yield more reproducable/improved results

Preferred Skill(s)

· NGS library preparation

· Experience with high throughput assay development

· Experience with liquid handling, robotics, and workflow

· Experience using LIMS and Benchling systems