Scientist, Rare Disease Biology

Location: Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Salary: $115,393.45–$156,120.55 per year

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company developing medicines for serious illnesses across oncology, inflammation, general medicine, rare disease, and obesity-related conditions.

What you will do

• Design, execute, analyze, and interpret in vitro and ex vivo studies of rare disease mechanisms and therapeutic hypotheses.
• Investigate Thyroid Eye Disease biology, including immune dysregulation, fibroblast activation, tissue remodeling, and inflammatory signaling.
• Generate data supporting target identification, validation, progression, and portfolio decisions.
• Integrate experimental results with literature, human genetics, clinical observations, and other biological datasets.
• Apply computational and data analysis tools to identify trends and prioritize therapeutic targets.
• Collaborate with disease biologists, computational scientists, translational researchers, academic partners, and scientific experts; present findings to project and governance teams.

Requirements

• PhD in Immunology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences, or a related discipline; alternatively, a master’s degree with 2 years of scientific research experience or a bachelor’s degree with 4 years of experience.
• Experience with fibroblast biology, tissue remodeling, fibrosis, stromal cell biology, extracellular matrix biology, or related disease mechanisms.
• Expertise in cell-based, molecular, and biochemical assays, including work with primary human cells, tissue-derived cultures, organoids, or advanced in vitro disease models.
• Experience with transcriptomic, proteomic, imaging, or other data-rich approaches and complex biological datasets.
• Ability to integrate experimental findings with scientific literature, human genetics, omics, or clinical datasets.
• Strong communication, collaboration, scientific rigor, adaptability, and knowledge-sharing skills.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with AI-enabled scientific tools, computational workflows, image analysis, or advanced data analytics.
• Experience in highly collaborative and matrixed research environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, innovative, and science-based working environment.
• Health, dental, vision, life, disability, and flexible spending benefits.
• Retirement and savings plan with company contributions.
• Annual bonus program and stock-based long-term incentives.
• Paid time off and career development opportunities.