Research Associate, Drug Discovery

Tenaya is a growing biopharmaceutical company with a goal to create a new generation of therapies for the treatment of heart disease. We are progressing our reprogramming gene therapy project towards a development candidate and IND filing. We are establishing target and drug discovery technologies including the development of a panel of iPSC-CMs representing human disease-causing mutations. Our mission is to become a preeminent biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing medicines to cure heart failure.

We are seeking a creative scientist with an interest in discovery and development of novel therapies to join our growing team. This is a unique opportunity to join a company at an early stage doing cutting edge basic and clinical science.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute a diverse range of biochemical and cell-based assays to characterize lead molecules and evaluate target function
• Assist with small- and large-scale recombinant protein purification using various chromatographic techniques
• Employ cutting edge molecular, cell, and biochemistry techniques to enhance drug discovery efforts
• Present findings in both small and large group company meetings

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong motivation and passion for science
• Communicate clearly and effectively
• A positive attitude and ability to build open and collaborative relationships
• Effective at managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Consistent attention to details

Requirements:

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Biology, Biochemistry, or related discipline with at least 1 year of relevant experience
• Prior experience with mammalian cell culture and standard molecular techniques

• Experience with protein characterization techniques such as SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, and AKTA based FPLC systems is a plus
• Experience culturing human pluripotent stem cells and/or primary cells is a plus

Benefits:

• We offer a dynamic start-up environment and a collaborative, passionate team
• State of the art research facility complete with bowling alley and onsite gym 
• Excellent benefits
• Stock options
• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
• Shuttle service to/from Caltrain, BART and the SSF Ferry

Tenaya is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment.