Retro

Senior Research Associate/Associate Scientist, Cell Process Development & Manufacturing

Redwood City, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$115k-$140kDetected 69 days ago

GMPCell CultureResearchCommunicationCollaborationOrganizational Skills

About the role

We focus on cellular reprogramming and autophagy to broadly improve tissue function by targeting mechanisms of aging with the ultimate aim of adding 10 years to healthy human lifespan.
Over time, as manufacturing operations become established, this person may also contribute more broadly to process development activities.
About you: You are a thoughtful, hands-on team member who likes making complicated things work in the real world.

Perform culture of mammalian cells, mainly iPSCs using aseptic technique.
Retro develops therapies for diseases driven by the biology of aging.
In the near term, this role will focus on hands-on execution of cell culture and manufacturing-related activities in support of GMP readiness and production.

You are a thoughtful, hands-on team member who likes making complicated things work in the real world.
You bring strong experience with iPSC-derived cell types and understand the care, consistency, and discipline required to work with live cell products.
You are organized, collaborative, and low-ego, and you are willing to jump in where needed to help the team succeed.
Have a B.S. in Biology or a related field and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an M.S. with at least 3 years of post-degree research experience.
Have hands-on experience with mammalian cell culture, including work with bioreactors and process development activities.

We take pride in cultivating an environment that fosters collaboration, open communication, and authenticity.
We believe that great results are best delivered by a highly creative team working in concert.

We're building a mission-driven team of accomplished and kind individuals who embrace our startup culture of rapid iteration, transparency, and versatility.
We are hiring a new member of the Microglia Therapeutics team* who will help us ramp toward manufacturing readiness.
We are diverse in background and singular in mission.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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