Senior Scientist, Discovery Oncology

$125,000 - $196,800/Yr

Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany - South San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Senior

Onsite - South San Francisco, CA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Scientist position in the Discovery Oncology group is a lab-based role focused on developing cancer therapeutics. The candidate will lead and support research projects, requiring strong scientific knowledge and technical skills. The role emphasizes independent work and collaboration within a team, with responsibilities including assay development, experiment execution, data analysis, and project decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize assays for cancer research.
• Design and execute well-controlled experiments.
• Analyze data and interpret results to drive project decisions.
• Troubleshoot issues that arise during experiments.
• Present progress updates at internal team and departmental meetings.
• Contribute to multiple projects simultaneously.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years, Master's with 4+ years, or Ph.D. in Immunology, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related field.
• Experience developing research projects, demonstrated by publications, presentations, or work in the industry.
• Proficiency in cell culture and cell-based assays, including handling primary human cells and tissues.
• Experience with multi-color flow cytometry, cell viability assays, cell line engineering, ELISA, western blot, and qRT-PCR.
• Strong data analysis skills with knowledge of statistical concepts and software such as GraphPad Prism and FlowJo.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Technical expertise in cell sorting and in vivo tumor implantation.
• Experience with omics data analysis.
• Prior oncology research experience.

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility
• Long-term incentive (if applicable)
• Health care and other insurance benefits for employee and family
• Retirement benefits
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Sick days