Senior Structural Biologist, Protein Biochemistry

Terray Therapeutics, Inc.; Monrovia (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Retirement plan

Health, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Terray Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a creative and experienced structural biologist/protein biochemist to lead protein construct design and purification across multiple programs onsite in California.

The role supports assay design and screening and integrates structural biology insights into target validation and hit optimization within Terray’s EMMI platform. The candidate will work across multidisciplinary teams, manage CRO relationships, and ensure protein quality control and inventory.

Qualifications

• PhD in Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, or related field with 10+ years of experience.
• Extensive protein purification experience across multiple expression systems (E. coli, insect, mammalian).
• Experience designing constructs, expressing and purifying proteins; supports assay design.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary, matrixed teams with strong communication.
• Knowledge of structural biology to guide drug discovery targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead protein construct design and purification strategy across programs.
• Collaborate with biology, chemistry, platform, data, and computational teams.
• Manage relationships with CROs for protein needs.
• Oversee protein quality control and stability of purified protein.
• Maintain protein inventory and registration in Benchling.
• Guide protein design toward assay development.

Skills

Protein purification

Construct design

Protein expression

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

PhD in Structural Biology

PhD in Biochemistry

Tools

X-ray crystallography

Cryo-EM

Job description

Terray Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a creative and experienced structural biologist/protein biochemist to lead protein construct design and purification across multiple programs onsite in California.

The role supports assay design and screening and integrates structural biology insights into target validation and hit optimization within Terray’s EMMI platform. The candidate will work across multidisciplinary teams, manage CRO relationships, and ensure protein quality control and inventory.