About this role
Associate Principal Scientist leads discovery-stage oncology programs in Boston, guiding a small team to design robust assays and translate findings toward differentiated cancer therapies. The role emphasizes team leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and high-impact scientific output.
Key Responsibilities
- Team lead: provide scientific and technical leadership to a small team
- Lead cross-functional collaboration on discovery programs
- Drive ideation and early-stage discovery efforts
- Design and optimize in vitro and ex vivo assays
- Communicate strategy and results to internal and external audiences
Technical Overview
Deep expertise in tumor biology, cancer genomics, and a broad toolkit across molecular and cellular biology, with hands-on experience in diverse assay platforms and oncology drug discovery.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an experienced senior scientist with 4+ years in oncology drug discovery, strong leadership, and a track record of designing and executing in vitro/ex vivo assays in a biopharma setting.
Must-Have Skills
PhD in Cancer Biology or related life sciences (or MS with extensive industry experience) and 4+ years of oncology drug discovery experienceStrong leadership and collaboration skillsExperience leading discovery-stage programs
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience with cancer dependency databasesExperience with CRISPR-Cas based screeningPublications and scientific presence
Tools & Platforms
Meso Scale DiscoveryELISAImmunoassaysCRISPR-Cas System
Required Skills
Assay DevelopmentBiochemical AssaysBiopharmaceuticalsCell-Based AssaysCell BiologyCompound ScreeningCRISPR-Cas SystemData AnalysisDrug Discovery ProcessELISA TechniquesEx Vivo AssaysGenomicsImmunoassaysImmunoblotsImmunologyIn Vitro AssaysMammalian Cell CultureMeso Scale DiscoveryMolecular BiologyOncologyResearch ProgramsStrategic ThinkingTarget Validation
Hard Skills
Assay DevelopmentBiochemical AssaysBiopharmaceuticalsCell-Based AssaysCell BiologyCompound ScreeningCRISPR-Cas SystemData AnalysisDrug Discovery ProcessELISA TechniquesEx Vivo AssaysGenomicsImmunoassaysImmunoblotsImmunologyIn Vitro AssaysMammalian Cell CultureMeso Scale DiscoveryMolecular BiologyOncologyResearch ProgramsStrategic ThinkingTarget Validation
Soft Skills
CommunicationCollaborationLeadershipPublications
Keywords for Your Resume
Associate Principal ScientistDiscovery Oncologyoncologydrug discoverytarget validationtumor biologycancer genomicsCRISPR-Cas SystemMammalian Cell CultureEx Vivo AssaysIn Vitro AssaysImmunoassaysImmunoblotsELISABiopharmaceuticalsBiologicsMeso Scale DiscoveryGenomicsResearch ProgramsCRISPR-Casin vitro assaysex vivo assaysmammalian cell cultureimmunoassaysbiopharmaceuticals
Deal Breakers
PhD required or equivalent high-level industry experience, Lack of oncology drug discovery experience
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