Translational Biologist: Endometriosis & Immune Biology

Episteme; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Relocation help

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Job summary

Episteme in San Francisco seeks a biology-focused scientist to lead preclinical disease models supporting endometriosis and immune-related research. You will design in vivo studies, profile immune states, and generate tissue data to validate imaging readouts, driving translational work toward diagnostics and therapies.

The role emphasizes rigorous experimental design, reproducibility, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Expertise in reproductive biology, immunology, biomedical sciences, or a related field
• Research in endometriosis or an adjacent area
• Tissue analysis: histology, immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence, and quantitative image analysis
• Experience running multi-step studies that depend on others (core facilities, collaborators, cross-disciplinary teams) and keeping them on schedule

Responsibilities

• Establish, characterize, and maintain preclinical disease models; document reproducibility and variability
• Design and run in vivo studies of immune-targeted interventions with appropriate controls
• Profile immune populations and inflammatory state using flow cytometry, histology, and molecular assays
• Generate tissue-level data that validate imaging measurements
• Analyze data with appropriate statistics
• Maintain protocols, lab records, and data in formats others can reuse
• Contribute to milestone reviews, manuscripts, and grant or partner materials
• Follow a structured research plan with defined tasks and milestones

Skills

Biology knowledge

Immunology basics

Data analysis (Python/R)

Tools

Python

R

Flow cytometry

Job description

Episteme in San Francisco seeks a biology-focused scientist to lead preclinical disease models supporting endometriosis and immune-related research. You will design in vivo studies, profile immune states, and generate tissue data to validate imaging readouts, driving translational work toward diagnostics and therapies.

The role emphasizes rigorous experimental design, reproducibility, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.