Parallel BIO

Scientist, HIV Virology

San Francisco, CA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 82 days ago

FDA RegulatoryResearchAnimal Models

About the role

HIV research is about to need a new home.
The U.S. government is moving rapidly toward banning animal models in drug discovery, with the sharpest restrictions aimed at nonhuman primates.
NHPs are currently the only animal model for HIV.

Build the HIV lab from the ground up. Equipment, reagents, SOPs, controls - the whole stack, ready before the first project arrives
Be the in-house HIV expert. When the company has questions about HIV biology, virology, or assay design, you've got all the answers.
Execute the experiments. Project leads hand you experiments. You run them with rigor, think critically about what the data is showing, and make smart real-time adjustments when reality diverges from the plan.
Co-own biosafety. Run a lab that meets the BSL2+ bar in both letter and spirit, and stays that way, working with our Head of Technical Operations.
Day one. Meet the Platform and R&D leads. Tour the facility. See the BSL2+ setup as it stands today, and start the list of what's missing.
Build the HIV lab from the ground up.
Bench-first by design.
Energized by the build.

You know the field, the players, the assays, the controls, and where every experiment tends to break.
You know the immunology side as deeply as the virology.
When an experiment isn't behaving, you can read what's happening, adjust on the fly, and bring real scientific thinking to the troubleshoot, not just rerun the protocol.
If you have any of these, great.
None are required - we'll get you up to speed on whatever you need.
Hands-on experience with organoid or 3D culture systems
Experience with single-cell, multi-omic, or high-content imaging readouts
Comfort working alongside hardware engineers and platform scientists in a hands-on R&D environment

The lab is functionally HIV-ready: biosafety in place, core assays validated, reagents in stock, SOPs written, controls established.

This is a foundational scientist hire on a program that could become one of the company's most strategically important assets.

10x faster, 1000x cheaper, 0 animals killed.
Parallel Bio is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace.
We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

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