Senior Scientist, Organoid

About the role

The position is ideal for someone who is both scientifically rigorous and highly collaborative, with a strong interest in building physiologically relevant systems that can accelerate discovery and translational impact.

What You’ll Do

• Independently design, develop, and optimize differentiation and tissue engineering protocols that improve organoid fidelity, maturation, reproducibility, and relevance to the native tissue niche
• Lead day-to-day execution while mentoring and developing scientists, setting expectations for rigor, documentation, and pace
• Synthesize experimental results, communicate progress clearly to scientific and program leadership, and help guide strategic decisions for platform and program development
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional project teams to share findings, integrate complementary approaches, and advance common objectives across related model system efforts
• Foster a team culture grounded in curiosity, urgency, flexibility, technical excellence, and transparency

What We’re Looking For

• PhD in Stem Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, or a related field, plus postdoctoral training or equivalent industry experience
• Experience with organoid microenvironment manipulation or bioengineering of tissue and/or organoid model systems
• Deep hands-on expertise in troubleshooting differentiation trajectories and complex model systems. Ideally expertise in setting up model systems; not just optimizing an already established protocol
• Exceptionally strong organizational and communication skills including thorough record keeping and priority-aligned executive summarization
• Strong analytical skills including experience interpreting sequencing datasets (SmartSeq2, single-cell RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, EM-seq, or similar)
• Strong work ethic and team-first mindset. Willing to do hands-on work, including routine and repetitive tasks, and step in when needed
• Able to thrive in a high-intensity, fast-paced, flexible startup environment
• Familiarity with reproductive biology, particularly ovarian development and the germ cell lifecycle, is a plus

Why join us

• Impact: Own one of Conception’s most critical preclinical programs, with the potential to transform human reproduction
• Ownership: Operate with autonomy in a fast-moving biotech startup and build a program end-to-end
• Growth: Develop and lead a small team and expand scope as the program scales
• Community: Work alongside passionate scientists tackling one of the most exciting frontiers in biology with a deeply aligned team
• Mission: Build the biological foundation for a new era of reproductive medicine, expanding what is possible for millions of people and families with limited options today