Senior Scientist — Nucleic Acids Payload Engineering

Genentech, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Genentech, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Scientist 3 to lead non-viral gene delivery program development, focusing on DNA nuclear delivery and high-throughput screening in mammalian systems. You will work across molecular biology and pharmacology teams to generate and test novel hypotheses.

The role requires a Ph.D. with relevant experience or a Master’s with extensive biopharma background, and involves collaboration, innovation, and cross-functional work in drug discovery for cancer and immune

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or M.S. with relevant industry experience as specified.
• Experience with high-throughput screening in mammalian cells.
• Advanced nucleic acid manipulation and cloning methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead non-viral gene delivery platform development.
• Drive translational results toward feasibility milestones for in vivo portfolios.
• Collaborate across teams to translate research data into drug discovery frameworks.

Skills

High-throughput screening in mammalian

Nucleic acid manipulation

Molecular cloning

IVT

Golden Gate cloning

SDM

Gibson assembly

Western blot

Reporter assays

ddPCR

qRT-PCR

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Innate Immunology, or related field

M.S. in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Innate Immunology, or related field with 6+ years of industry experience

Tools

NGS

Job description

Genentech, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Scientist 3 to lead non-viral gene delivery program development, focusing on DNA nuclear delivery and high-throughput screening in mammalian systems. You will work across molecular biology and pharmacology teams to generate and test novel hypotheses.

The role requires a Ph.D. with relevant experience or a Master’s with extensive biopharma background, and involves collaboration, innovation, and cross-functional work in drug discovery for cancer and immune