Senior Scientist, In Vivo Cardiometabolic Diseases

Senior Scientist – Cardiometabolic Disease (CMD)

The Cardiometabolic Disease (CMD) department at our Company’s Research Laboratories located in South San Francisco is seeking a highly innovative and rigorous Senior Scientist with a proven track record in renal and cardiovascular disease biology. The successful candidate will lead hypothesis‑driven research projects from mechanistic pathway discovery and target identification to experimental design and advanced data analysis, driving the discovery pipeline for cardiovascular and renal disorders.

• Independently initiate and lead discovery projects to uncover and validate therapeutic targets for cardio‑renal diseases
• Establish and characterize renal, cardiovascular, and metabolic animal models, utilizing functional in vivo endpoints, tissue/plasma genomics/proteomics/transcriptomics/metabolomics, and in‑vitro cell‑based and biochemical assays
• Develop and optimize in‑vitro systems and cell‑based functional assays for mechanism‑of‑action studies and compound profiling and screening
• Integrate omics data (including single‑cell transcriptomics from patient‑derived tissues) to inform target selection strategies
• Leverage imaging strategies (e.g., confocal fluorescence microscopy or intravital multiphoton microscopy) to investigate quantitative disease endpoints
• Spearhead collaborative projects across multidisciplinary teams and co‑manage partnerships with external academic and industry collaborators
• Present impactful findings at internal and external meetings and contribute to scientific publications and technical reports
• Diligently document research activities using electronic lab notebooks; take on shared lab‑based responsibilities

• Education: Bachelor’s (minimum 7 yrs post‑grad experience), Master’s (minimum 4 yrs), or Ph.D. (1 yr of research experience) in Biology, Physiology or a related discipline with relevant academic or industrial experience
• Extensive hands‑on experience in developing and characterizing in‑vivo rodent models for renal (e.g., DKD, ADPKD, FSGS) and cardiovascular disease (e.g., heart failure, ASCVD), including survival surgeries, cardiovascular phenotyping (echocardiography, hemodynamic assessments), renal phenotyping (glomerular filtration rate, serum/urinary biomarkers), and/or metabolic cage measurements
• Experience in designing, executing, and interpreting in‑vitro and ex‑vivo experiments
• Strong record of impactful publications, oral and poster presentations at international conferences, and recognition for research excellence
• Proven ability to be a team player, lead collaborative cross‑functional projects, and manage complex non‑clinical studies
• Advanced skills in scientific communication, data analysis (e.g., RStudio, Graph Pad Prism, Ingenuity Pathway Analysis), statistical methods, and electronic lab documentation
• Strategic and independent thinker with a drive to innovate and initiate, own and efficiently advance projects through the discovery pipeline; proven ability to understand disease mechanisms and solve complex problems by undertaking innovative approaches and applying state‑of‑the‑art technologies

• Proficiency in iPSC‑based assays and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
• Demonstrated expertise in multi‑omics approaches (single‑cell RNA‑seq, tissue/plasma proteomics) and data integration for target identification and validation

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We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at

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