Principal Associate Scientist

(Boston, MA) Principal Associate Scientist sought by Ascidian Therapeutics, Inc. to

design, validate, execute, and interpret experiments to improve therapeutic performance

of designer RNA editing molecules amp; contribute to characterization of drug candidates to

support Ascidian’s Roche Collaboration. Req.’s Master’s Deg. in Molecular/Cellular

Bio., Bio. Chem. or rel. field amp; 3 yrs rel. exp. or Bach’s Deg. amp; 5 yrs rel. exp. Must have

experience in RNA therapeutics with a focus on pre-mRNA splicing and protein

translation; designing and cloning RNA exon-editing molecules and designing assays to

measure RNA editing; optimization and preparation of custom Illumina libraries;

bioinformatic analysis of the libraries; cell culture, ddPCR, qPCR and protein extraction

and characterization by JESS and western blot, Sanger sequence analysis; use of

sequence design and analysis software.

Apply to: https://grnh.se/7figxnp64us

No calls.

Salary: $ 112,017 to $118,400 per year.

The final salary offer will be determined based on several factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, specific skills, and internal equity.