Senior Scientist
VivodyneDrug Discovery company
San Francisco, United StatesSenior
Khosla Ventures
Kairos Ventures
CS Ventures
MBX Capital
Bison Ventures
Lingotto Investment Management
About the role
TL;DR
Lead the development of advanced human tissue models for therapeutic discovery.
- •Lead development, optimization, and scaling of advanced human tissue models for therapeutic discovery at Vivodyne.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead development and optimization of complex in vitro human tissue models using primary human cells and advanced 3D culture systems.
- •Design, execute, and interpret experiments to improve tissue phenotype, stability, scalability, reproducibility, and biological relevance.
- •Develop healthy and disease-state tissue models across multiple organ systems and therapeutic areas.
- •Drive mechanistic understanding of tissue behavior through multimodal characterization approaches.
- •Independently design rigorous experimental strategies with clear success criteria, controls, and actionable outcomes.
- •Requirements Exceptional experimental rigor, deep technical expertise in complex cell culture systems, strong scientific reasoning, and the ability to make sound, data-driven decisions in ambiguous and fast-moving environments.
- •Scientist who combines deep biological intuition with disciplined execution and who consistently designs experiments that produce clear, actionable conclusions.
- •Work cross-functionally with bioengineers, computational biologists, AI scientists, roboticists, hardware engineers, and translational researchers.
Domain expertise
biotechhealthcare