Senior or Principal Scientist: Protein Engineering
About Us:
Founded in 2017 by inventors from Harvard Medical School and UCSF, Autonomous Therapeutics is developing next-generation, target-activated RNA medicines from influenza to cancers.
Imagine taking an antiviral (or chemotherapy) that only targets your diseased cells--with no off-target effects.
We're looking for an out-of-the-box and passionate protein engineer to join our growing team of PhD scientists and engineers in our 18,000 square facility in Rockville, Maryland.
About You:
You're a creative and rigorous protein engineer (or structural biologist) who wants to help develop next-generation therapeutics from viral pathogens to metastatic cancers.
This position focuses on the design of next-generation proteins for our next-generation antivirals and immunotherapies!
You would join a growing team of PhD scientists and report directly to the Director of Protein Engineering and the CSO.
You should have a Ph.D. and expertise in ONE or more of the following areas
1. Protein Design: Expertise designing and engineering novel proteins, including using cutting-edge molecular dynamics or AI tools
2. Protein Targeting: Expertise in large library screening and optimization of protein binding e.g. via: phage display, SELEX, or aptamer approaches.
3. Nucleic Acids: expertise developing and chemically optimizing RNA or DNA medicines (e.g. mRNA, siRNA, ASOs).
4. Gene Delivery: expertise with cutting-edge approaches to gene delivery from lipid nanoparticles to conjugation-based approaches.
5. Cell-Based Assays: Design and validation of cell-based (e.g. high-throughput) assays to identify and screen novel therapeutic candidates
Your area of specific expertise is less important to us than your capabilities and passion for scientific discovery!
We can also teach you cutting-edge robotics and AI. Our engineering team also designs state-of-the-art robotic systems to optimize the safety and efficacy of therapeutics in-house.
Additional Benefits:
In addition to an awesome group of colleagues and competitive salary packages, we offer:
· Stock options in a growing company with multiple first-in-class platform technologies
· Health, Dental, and Vision insurance plans
· 401(k) plans with matching