Research Associate/Senior Research Associate, Immunology and Murine Disease Modeling - Deciduous Therapeutics

Deciduous Therapeutics is an early stage, venture-backed biotech company based in San Francisco, California developing novel immune therapies targeting invariant Natural Killer T cells, for treating age-related diseases.

We are looking for a talented Research Associate/Senior Research Associate to join our research and development team. You will be an integral team member in the design and execution of critical experiments. This is an exciting opportunity to shape your role and advance within the company while growing as a researcher and leader. We are a small, hardworking team that is passionate about delivering important medicines to treat age-associated diseases.

Key Responsibilities and Job Functions 

• Conduct In vivo animal studies using including bleomycin induced lung fibrosis, metabolic related diseases like high fat diet induced diabetes models.
• Primarily carrying out animal research studies, including monitoring, dosing, and animal necropsy and organ collection to support novel target validation, engagement & mechanism of action studies to include immune analyses by ELISAs and by flow cytometry.
• Assist in experimental design, execution, and data reporting 

Qualifications and Skills 

• B.S. in biology or relevant discipline with 3-7 years of industry experience developing and executing rodent models of lung disease a plus (especially bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis) but will prioritize experience with other lung models such as asthma/COPD.
• Must have extensive experience in animal handling with excellent in vivo dosing techniques, such as i.v., intratracheal, i.p., s.c., i.n., p.o., and animal organ collection and dissection techniques.
• Capable of supporting IACUC submissions, study design and execution, data analysis and presentation.
• Experience with immunoassays, including ELISAs and flow cytometry, is a plus.
• Must be proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Prism.
• Experience with flow cytometry data acquisition/analysis is a plus.
• The ideal candidate is organized, energetic, and well-suited for a fast-paced biotech start up.

Compensation

We offer a competitive salary, stock options, and benefits package as well as a monthly stipend for gym/hobbies. In addition to financial compensation, we strongly believe in fostering the career growth of our team by offering development opportunities (online courses, seminars, conferences).

We value diversity of personal identity, experience, and thought. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.