Lead Cardiovascular Translational Biomarker Scientist

Scorpion Therapeutics

Princeton (NJ)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage (medical/pharmacy/dent
Wellbeing support
401(k)
Disability and life insurance
Paid time off

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a translational scientist with cardiovascular biology to identify biomarkers supporting late discovery programs toward early clinical trials. On-site lab environment; collaborate across development teams to establish PD endpoints and test hypotheses using human samples or relevant systems.

The role emphasizes biomarker discovery, expert lab work (cell culture, ELISA, IHC, qPCR), and leadership in studies from design to publication, with opportunity to train

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, 6+ years with a Master's, or 4+ years with a PhD in relevant fields.

Responsibilities

  • Define pharmacodynamic biomarkers of response and disease progression; explain clinical translation.
  • Design experiments; perform/interpret lab work (cell culture, immunoassays ELISA/MSD, IHC, protein signaling, qPCR).
  • Make in-life experimental modifications as needed.
  • Lead studies to completion; analyze samples internally or direct CRO studies.
  • Critically evaluate programs; present findings/recommendations.
  • Document and present data in a timely manner; collaborate cross-functionally.
  • Train and guide team members.
  • Author reports/abstracts/publications.

Skills

Cardiovascular physiology
Preclinical/clinical methodologies
Imaging biomarkers
iPSC-CM/engineered heart tissue
Lab leadership / project coordination
Attention to detail
Rodent handling
Cell culture

Tools

ELISA
MSD
IHC
qPCR

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a translational scientist with cardiovascular biology to identify biomarkers supporting late discovery programs toward early clinical trials. On-site lab environment; collaborate across development teams to establish PD endpoints and test hypotheses using human samples or relevant systems.

The role emphasizes biomarker discovery, expert lab work (cell culture, ELISA, IHC, qPCR), and leadership in studies from design to publication, with opportunity to train

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