Senior Scientist, Obesity, Muscle & Metabolism

About the role

The Senior Scientist will support identification and validation of novel drug targets for metabolic disorders. They will be responsible for designing and conducting in vitro and in vivo studies to advance drug discovery efforts.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement novel areas, technologies and approaches for validating targets and target modalities to advance metabolic disease drug discovery
• Design and conduct in vitro assays
• Design and perform in vivo studies in animal models to support target validation and mechanistic understanding
• Analyze data and make scientifically sound conclusions
• Provide timely updates on scientific progress and communicate efficiently within the Obesity, Metabolism and Muscle Diseases Group and across different teams and functions

Requirements

• PhD with a minimum of three years of post-doctoral research experience
• Broad expertise in biochemistry, molecular biology, in vitro assay development and in vivo techniques
• Ability to independently design and perform complex in vivo studies, interpret data and summarize results
• Expertise in at least one of metabolism research area, e.g. diabetes, endocrinology, obesity, lipid and energy metabolism
• Strong understanding of human and mouse genetics is preferred
• Documented strong scientific record
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Qualifications

• You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• You are detail oriented and well-organized
• You are a fast learner and have a desire to expand your areas of expertise
• You can work well both independently and in a team
• You are able to communicate effectively