COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Moleculera Labs is a growing, personalized medicine diagnostic biotechnology company, impacting how medicine is practiced for neurologic, psychiatric, and behavioral disorders, as well as the emerging fields of autoimmune cardiovascular and post-COVID autoimmune sequelae. We bring together exceptional, multi-disciplined teams of talented and creative individuals using industry-leading technologies to support diagnosis and identification of treatment targets that will improve the health and well-being of patients suffering from chronic infection-triggered autoimmune disorders. The company is pioneering an area of medicine that impacts hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide. We are a growing team of individuals with a strong sense of mission and common core values who work collaboratively with clinicians, researchers, and medical institutions to improve the lives of many. While we advance our understanding of disease, we offer exceptional opportunities to utilize your interests, leverage your strengths, and facilitate the ability to achieve your career and personal goals.

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking an innovative, experienced scientist who will participate in multiple translational R&D projects to help elucidate the interconnection of molecular mimicry and autoimmune-based neuropsychiatric and behavioral disorders. These translation R&D efforts will ultimately lead to novel laboratory-developed tests (LDT) and molecular assays for implementation into our CLIA-certified laboratory. This individual will be involved in multiple aspects of key scientific and medical activities to elucidate the pathophysiology of complex autoimmune triggers and their resulting biological activities and identify biomarkers that can be utilized as clinical tools in diseased individuals that will help a physician direct treatment. Based upon these activities and discoveries, the company is utilizing the knowledge in the development of future therapeutic targets. This position will also support improvements in molecular clinical assays and product development processes, as well as technology improvements in our current clinical laboratory testing.

BASIC REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ph.D. in Immunology, Neuroimmunology, Neuroscience, or equivalent relevant background with an emphasis on the study of autoimmunity and 3+ years of relevant post-doctoral and/or industry translational research experience
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish complex projects and develop novel insights into biologic and pathologic mechanisms of action that can be translated into future products.
• Hands-on knowledge and corresponding record of exemplary work in autoimmune-related, autoantibody or cytokine research.
• History of preparing manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals as well as participation in writing grants.
• Technical proficiency in current molecular and cell-based detection methods that can be utilized to understand and elucidate complex interactions between autoimmune and neuropsychiatric or cardiovascular interactions.
• Cell culture and in-vitro cellular model expertise and understanding in relevant areas of cell signaling.
• Ability to work effectively as a part of a team of scientific, technical, and clinical colleagues on product development activities from feasibility to product transfer.
• Inventive with creative ability to translate and implement ideas in the laboratory.
• Excellent analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, as well as sharing the company's core values.

Demonstrated Technical Proficiencies

• Technical proficiency in current molecular and cell-based detection methods that can be utilized to understand and elucidate complex interactions between autoimmune and neuropsychiatric or cardiovascular interactions.
• Cell culture and in-vitro cellular model expertise and understanding in relevant areas of cell signaling.
• Ability to work effectively as a part of a team of scientific, technical, and clinical colleagues on product development activities from feasibility to product transfer.
• Inventive with creative ability to translate and implement ideas in the laboratory.
• Excellent analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, as well as sharing the company's core values.

Personal Characteristics

• Ability to work effectively as a part of a team of scientific, technical, and clinical colleagues on product development activities from feasibility to product transfer.
• Inventive with creative ability to translate and implement ideas in the laboratory.
• Excellent analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, as well as sharing the company's core values.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the initial ideation, detailed planning, and subsequent execution of translational research projects, including feasibility assessment, product development and validation, and transfer of assays into our commercial clinical laboratory. Timely execution through the completion of research initiatives, particularly the identification of significant problems and efficient evaluation of solutions is critical to success.
• Be a key contributor to multi-disciplinary teams with other scientists, clinical laboratorians, and physicians, including internal staff and external collaborators.
• Execute critical and key experiments with high quality and in a timely manner.
• Critically analyze data and communicate results to team members and other individuals in the company.
• Provide technical expertise on relevant project concepts, investigate problem areas, and areas of desirable product improvement.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation for peer-review publications as well as selected grant solicitations.