Sr. Research Associate, In Vivo Pharm

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Hybrid 70/30 work model with 70% in-office collaboration. This is a hands-on laboratory and vivarium-based role; holiday and weekend work may be required. Only U.S. persons—citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees—are eligible due to U.S. export control requirements.

Salary: $74,000–$118,400 per year, with potential eligibility for a discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or equity award.

Company

hirify.global develops mRNA technology and medicines through a biotechnology-focused product platform.

What you will do

• Execute preclinical in vivo studies supporting autoimmune and inflammatory disease programs.
• Perform mouse handling, compound administration by IM, IP, IV, and SC routes, blood collection, tissue collection, necropsy, and clinical observations.
• Evaluate immune cell modulation, inflammatory readouts, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and therapeutic efficacy.
• Support study design, endpoint selection, data interpretation, troubleshooting, and coordination with research partners.
• Coordinate dosing schedules, sample collection plans, reagent preparation, inventories, protocols, and study summaries.
• Analyze, visualize, and summarize study data while maintaining compliance with IACUC, animal welfare, biosafety, and institutional policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biology, Immunology, Pharmacology, or a related discipline.
• At least 2 years of hands-on in vivo research experience; 4+ years is preferred.
• Experience with mouse handling, dosing, blood collection, tissue harvest, necropsy, and clinical monitoring.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to generate reproducible data, follow protocols, manage multiple tasks, and communicate with scientific and operational colleagues.
• Commitment to animal welfare, ethical research, and IACUC-approved protocols.
• U.S. person status is required; hirify.global cannot sponsor non-U.S. persons for an export control license.

Nice to have

• Experience with autoimmune or inflammatory disease models.
• Familiarity with oncology or immuno-oncology models.
• Proficiency with GraphPad Prism and Excel.
• Experience with Benchling In Vivo.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration, direct mentorship, and a highly collaborative research environment.
• Healthcare and voluntary benefit programs.
• Fitness, mindfulness, and mental health resources.
• Family planning support, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Paid vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and discretionary year-end shutdown.
• Savings and investment programs plus location-specific perks.