Associate Scientist - Cellular Assay Development, Functional Genomics (Biotech)

Location: Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Salary: $94,340.65–$127,637.35 per year

Company

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

What you will do

• Support functional arrayed genomic screens in advanced in vitro models with therapeutic area partners.
• Perform mammalian cell culture, transfection, transduction, and functional assays; iPSC culture and differentiation are relevant to the work.
• Optimize and miniaturize cell-based assays for automated high-throughput screening.
• Use functional assays and high-content imaging to profile cellular phenotypes and states.
• Collaborate with automation specialists and cross-functional scientists to improve model deployment and reproducibility.
• Define biologically relevant requirements and deliver experimental systems that support mechanistic and translational insights.

Requirements

• Master’s degree plus at least 1 year of scientific or drug discovery experience, or bachelor’s degree plus at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Scientific excellence and productivity demonstrated through prior research or drug discovery work.
• Proficiency with mammalian cell culture, including immortalized and primary cell lines.
• Experience with gene editing and delivery techniques such as CRISPR/Cas9, lentiviral transduction, and transient transfection.
• Experience optimizing cellular assays, plate-based assays, high-content imaging, and high-throughput screening metrics.
• Strong organizational, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills in a matrixed research environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with iPSC culture and differentiation.
• Master’s degree in cell biology, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, or a related discipline.
• Familiarity with screening metrics such as Z’, S/B, and MSMR.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, innovative, and science-based research 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.
• Flexible work models where applicable to the role.