Postdoc: Display Tech for Target ID & Mechanisms

Novartis Farmacéutica; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. in San Diego invites applications for the Discovery Postdoctoral Fellow position focused on display technology for target identification and mechanistic biology in antimalarial discovery.

The role emphasizes building display-based platforms, interdisciplinary collaboration, and advancing mechanistic insight. The fellowship offers rigorous training, exposure to cutting-edge technologies, and opportunities to publish in high-impact journals, with a

Qualifications

• PhD completed in a relevant scientific discipline prior to fellowship start date.
• Demonstrated record of scientific achievement (publications, presentations, patents, or equivalent).
• Experience with display technologies, protein engineering, and molecular discovery platforms is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, construct, and characterize display libraries.
• Develop, optimize display screening workflows for target identification and mapping of protein interactions.
• Propose and execute biochemical, structural, and cell-based validation studies for targets and interactions.
• Collaborate with scientists across malaria biology, proteomics, structural biology, and computational biology.
• Prepare and deliver clear, data-driven presentations to support decision-making.
• Publish scientific manuscripts describing discoveries and methodologies in peer-reviewed journals.

Skills

Display technologies

Protein engineering

Directed evolution

Molecular library screening

Synthetic biology

Education

PhD in a relevant scientific discipline

Tools

Mass spectrometry-based proteomics

Next-generation sequencing

Computational data analysis

Job description

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. in San Diego invites applications for the Discovery Postdoctoral Fellow position focused on display technology for target identification and mechanistic biology in antimalarial discovery.

The role emphasizes building display-based platforms, interdisciplinary collaboration, and advancing mechanistic insight. The fellowship offers rigorous training, exposure to cutting-edge technologies, and opportunities to publish in high-impact journals, with a