Arcadia Science · 3 hours ago
Innovation Fellow
Emeryville, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$8,000/mo - $12,000/mo
3+ years expArcadia Science is an evolutionary biology company focused on leveraging biology for therapeutics R&D. They are seeking an Innovation Fellow to join their Pilots team for a 3-month fellowship, where the fellow will prototype tools and devise novel approaches for efficient scientific inquiry using biological questions as a test bed.
Biotechnology
Responsibilities
Execute a defined pilot project in coordination with current team members
Familiarize yourself with internal platform capabilities
Identify key risks early and optimize for "failing fast" so that promising directions can be pursued and dead ends abandoned quickly
Establish and track go/no-go decision points for your project
Collaborate with Arcadia’s technically diverse team
Keep detailed experimental records and documentation for all workflows
Contribute to collaborative ideation around new pilots
Publish results openly and share data, code, protocols, and methods by the end of the fellowship
Qualification
Required
PhD in life sciences, bioengineering, or a related field
Hands-on experience in wet lab work and computational analysis
Strong programming skills (Python and/or R required; familiarity with bash and version control)
Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams
Strong writing skills, verbal communication skills, and comfort with rapid iteration
Experience troubleshooting experimental or computational challenges
Preferred
3+ years post-PhD experience
Benefits
Travel and relocation support is available for candidates relocating temporarily to the Bay Area.
Company
Arcadia Science
Arcadia Science is a Research and development company leveraging the biology of emerging research organisms.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Seemay Chou
President and CEO
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