Prellis Biologics · 1 day ago
Director Inflammation
Berkeley, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$240K/yr - $300K/yr
10+ years expPrellis Biologics is a pre-IPO biotech located in Berkeley, CA, focused on revolutionizing drug discovery through the integration of human biology and machine learning. In this leadership role, you will help build the Inflammation therapeutic area, manage staff, and contribute to strategies in autoimmune and immunology therapeutic areas.
3D PrintingBiopharmaBiotechnologyTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Contribute to Prellis Bio strategy in autoimmune & immunology therapeutic areas addressable by large molecule or complex modalities
Work cross-functionally as a project team lead to design, experiments, high-throughput experimental assays and machine learning models to help deconvolute these biologies
Support identification and validation of high-value, disease-modifying therapeutic targets through literature-based evaluations
Lead efforts and partner with our statistical genetics and machine learning teams to follow up on these targets with the goal of producing viable therapeutic interventions
Move with the project as it moves into the clinic and provide clinical support and work closely with our clinical groups and chief medical officer
Lead external collaborations with partners and with other organizations and individuals in efforts related to the Inflammation & Immunology area
Qualification
Required
PhD in inflammation, autoimmune and/or immunology with 10 years of experience in target/drug discovery in industry or academia
A scientific track record in inflammation & autoimmune disease with a focus on large molecule (e.g.antibody) modalities
Familiarity with interpreting RNA-seq and protein expression data, translational and preclinical in vitro and in vivo data, and clinical trial results
Demonstrated track record in building partnerships or collaborations with data scientists or computational biologist, engineers and experimental biologists
Experience in basic research, translational biology and supporting inflammation & immunology clinical development
Contribution to the preparation of patents, documentation for IND filings, and publications
Experience leading a high-performance team, including goal setting, and contributing to a culture of high-quality methods development and reducing those methods to a practical implementation
Communicate effectively and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds and job functions, including a track record of collaborating with life scientists
Passion for making a difference in the world
Benefits
A competitive employee benefits package, including group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts an a 401(k) plan
Stock-based long term incentives
Bonus plan
Holiday package including a 1+ week winter shutdown
Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid working arrangements, where possible
Company
Prellis Biologics
Prellis employs holographic tissue printing technology with fully human antibody discovery, in vitro human disease and ADME/Tox models.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Prellis Biologics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79.37MKey Investors
Celesta CapitalKhosla VenturesTrue Ventures
2025-03-10Series C
2023-11-17Series C
2022-08-10Series C· $35M
Leadership Team
Michael Nohaile
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
Corridor Business Journal
2025-11-26
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