Cardiac Organoid Scientist II, iPSC & Tissue Engineering

BioSpace; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 106,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness programs

Paid leave and retirement benefits

Job summary

The SOM Center at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research seeks a Scientist II to advance iPSC-derived cardiac organoid platforms. You will lead development, optimization, and validation of organoid methodologies, applying stem cell, tissue engineering, and functional phenotyping to reproducibly model the human heart.

The successful candidate will have a PhD with 2+ years of postdoctoral experience, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to obtain a security

Qualifications

• PhD degree from an accredited institution; foreign degrees evaluated for U.S. equivalency.
• Minimum of two years of relevant postdoctoral experience.
• Strong scientific communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead design, development, optimization, and validation of methods for iPSC-derived cardiac organoids.
• Lead projects on organoid development, maturation, and functional characterization.
• Establish SOPs, QC metrics, and acceptance criteria for iPSC culture and organoid production.
• Develop quantitative assays for morphology, viability, identity, contractility, electrophysiology, and molecular phenotypes.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to integrate datasets into organoid characterization frameworks.
• Contribute to planning, publications, presentations, and methodology development.

Skills

Scientific communication

Collaborative skills

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

PhD degree

Postdoctoral experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The SOM Center at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research seeks a Scientist II to advance iPSC-derived cardiac organoid platforms. You will lead development, optimization, and validation of organoid methodologies, applying stem cell, tissue engineering, and functional phenotyping to reproducibly model the human heart.

The successful candidate will have a PhD with 2+ years of postdoctoral experience, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to obtain a security