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 a Principal Scientist in the AI Drug Design group, you will establish start-of-the-art capabilities and build the laboratory team responsible for high-throughput screening and characterization of proteins for drug design and discovery. You will work collaboratively with protein designers, biologists, computational scientists, and other drug discovery team members.

About You

You are an enthusiastic drug discovery scientist who takes pride in both your leadership and your execution skills. You enjoy mentoring and teaching junior members. You are an inspirational leader and a conscientious, detail-oriented, organized scientist. You are dedicated to a culture of reproducible science and optimizing lab workflows. 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

• PhD in Molecular Biology, Synthetic Biology, Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Protein Chemistry, or similar field
• Strong expertise in Yeast or Mammalian Display screening with antibody or protein libraries
• Experience leading a small group of associate scientists in an industry setting
• 7 years of experience in Biologics discovery and engineering
• Proficiency in the latest molecular biology cloning techniques
• Experience setting up and configuring lab facilities and processes
• Proven contribution to therapeutic development and selection is highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex scientific concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with researchers from diverse fields, including computational and experimental biologists, and provide scientific guidance, support, and leadership as needed.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior research associates.

Nice to have Skill(s)

• Discovery of novel and biologically relevant biologics highly desirable. 
• Experience in other cell-based screening methods 
• Experience in structural biology (X-ray crystallography or cryo-EM) is desirable.
• Expertise in NGS sample prep is beneficial
• Proficiency with protein purification and reagent generation
• Hands on knowledge of multiple analytical techniques including, SEC HPLC/UHPLC, BLI/SPR, Flow Cytometry, and similar
• Experience using LIMS and Benchling systems.
• Experience with liquid handling, robotics, and workflow automation is highly desirable
• Substantial experience with DNA synthesis and protein production CROs and lab vendors.