Lead Scientist, Automated Antibody Discovery

Caraway Therapeutics, Inc.

South San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 160,000 - 251,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits (401k)

Paid holidays

Vacation

Sick days

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in California seeks an Associate Principal Scientist to lead antibody discovery automation in South San Francisco. You will develop and optimize automated workflows for antibody generation, screening, and characterization while guiding a small team of automation scientists.

This role requires strong leadership, hands-on problem solving, and collaboration across biology, data sciences and engineering to drive scalable, robust capabilities for multiple discovery programs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or higher in a biological science or related field with relevant experience.
Proven leadership directing complex laboratory automation/high throughput screening.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and advancement of automated workflows for antibody discovery and characterization.
Manage priorities and resources across concurrent discovery workstreams.

Skills

Antibodies

Antibody Discovery

Automation

Cell-Based Assays

ELISA

Flow Cytometry

Laboratory Automation

Laboratory Robotics

Laboratory Techniques

Liquid Handling

People Management

Robotic Liquid Handlers

Team Supervision

Education

Biological science degree (Bachelor/Master/PhD)

Tools

Hamilton Microlab STAR

Robotic arms

Automation software

Python

SQL

Job description

This role requires strong leadership, hands-on problem solving, and collaboration across biology, data sciences and engineering to drive scalable, robust capabilities for multiple discovery programs.

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