Researcher/Scientist V
About the role
The High Throughput Biology Core at the University of Arizona is seeking a highly motivated, creative, and collaborative Researcher/Scientist V to join a rapidly growing translational drug discovery environment. In partnership with the Arizona Center for Drug Discovery, the University of Arizona Cancer Center, and other stakeholders across the university, the successful candidate will contribute to innovative drug discovery programs in neuroscience, metabolic disease, and other areas, spanning cutting-edge bioassay design and chemical biology.
Passionate, intellectually curious scientists with a strong desire to continuously learn and expand into new biological systems, technologies, and therapeutic areas are encouraged to apply. This position offers the opportunity to work across a varying portfolio of targets, assay modalities, and therapeutic areas in a highly interdisciplinary environment bridging academic innovation with industry-standard drug discovery.
Responsibilities
- Play a central role in assay development, cellular engineering, high-throughput screening, hit validation, and translational biology workflows.
- Support drug discovery projects across multiple colleges, centers, and external collaborations.