Senior High-Throughput Biologist – Hit-Finding & Innovation

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated seeks a High Throughput Biology Senior Research Scientist to drive experimental productivity and creativity in major research campaigns. You will design and execute cellular biology assays for small molecule hit finding, balancing multiple projects while aligning with corporate goals.

You will rapidly adapt to new projects, contribute to publications and patents, and engage with literature to advance innovative methodologies.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. (or equivalent) with 2–5 years post-doctoral experience, or

Responsibilities

• Designs and performs technically challenging experiments
• Distills complex data to clear hypotheses and new directions
• Prioritizes studies across Projects and balances activities
• Troubleshoots and develops methods
• Manages multiple targets or themes
• Innovates on research methodologies
• Reviews relevant literature broadly
• Imports concepts from other fields to develop new approaches
• Researches external IP relevant to projects
• Contributes to patent and publication preparation
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Advanced experimental design

Biology fundamentals

Talent utilization

Cross-disciplinary knowledge

Multi-tasking

Cross-disciplinary communication

Scientific communication

Problem solving

Education

Ph.D. in cellular biology/biochemistry/biophysics

Master’s degree in cellular biology/biochemistry/biophysics

Bachelor’s degree in cellular biology/biochemistry/biophysics

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated seeks a High Throughput Biology Senior Research Scientist to drive experimental productivity and creativity in major research campaigns. You will design and execute cellular biology assays for small molecule hit finding, balancing multiple projects while aligning with corporate goals.

You will rapidly adapt to new projects, contribute to publications and patents, and engage with literature to advance innovative methodologies.