Senior Scientist, High-Throughput Biology & Discovery

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Student loan repayment

Commuting subsidy

401(k)

Equity awards

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC in San Diego is seeking a Senior Research Scientist for High Throughput Biology to design and execute experiments for major projects, develop cell systems and biochemical assays for hit finding, and adapt rapidly to new programs in alignment with corporate goals. You will balance concurrent studies, troubleshoot complex methods, and contribute to patents and publications, with a Ph.D.

(or equivalent) and 2–5 years (or more) of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in cellular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, or related disciplines and 2-5 years of relevant post-doctoral employment experience, or
• Masters Degree (or equivalent degree) in cellular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, or related disciplines and 5+ years of relevant employment experience, or
• Bachelors Degree (or equivalent degree) in cellular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, or related disciplines and 8+ years of relevant employment experience

Responsibilities

• Designs and performs technically challenging experiments
• Distills complicated, multidimensional data to clear hypotheses and new experimental directions
• Prioritizes own studies within Projects and balances activities across Projects effectively
• Performs advanced, complex experimental troubleshooting and methods development
• "Multi-tasks" to a modest degree and effectively manages efforts on multiple targets or themes
• Innovates on research methodology, in order to address more important questions
• Scours relevant scientific literature within field and surveys broadly beyond own discipline/field
• "Imports" new principles/concepts from other fields to develop useful new experimental approaches
• Researches external intellectual property relevant to Project(s) and areas of pursuit
• Contributes substantively to patent and publication preparation
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Experiment design

Data analysis

Cross-disciplinary communication

Literature review

Multi-project management

Verbal/written communication

Education

Ph.D. (or equivalent) in cellular biology/biochemistry/biophysics or related

Masters degree in cellular biology/biochemistry/biophysics or related

Bachelors degree in cellular biology/biochemistry/biophysics or related

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC in San Diego is seeking a Senior Research Scientist for High Throughput Biology to design and execute experiments for major projects, develop cell systems and biochemical assays for hit finding, and adapt rapidly to new programs in alignment with corporate goals. You will balance concurrent studies, troubleshoot complex methods, and contribute to patents and publications, with a Ph.D.

(or equivalent) and 2–5 years (or more) of relevant experience.