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Scientist II, Delivery for Large Gene Insertion
Profluent
Emeryville, California, United States
Source: Profluent careers · View original posting
- Pay
- $144,000 — $160,000 USD per year
Employer job description
From Profluent's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
Profluent is the frontier AI lab for biology. Profluent builds powerful foundation models for all of life's molecules, unlocking solutions that transform medicine, agriculture, and beyond. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Profluent is backed by leading investors including Altimeter Capital, Bezos Expeditions, Spark Capital, Insight Partners, Air Street Capital, AIX Ventures, and Convergent Ventures and has raised over $150M to date.
The Role
We are seeking a highly motivated, analytical, and innovative Scientist II to join our Platform Discovery team. In this role, you will lead efforts to solve fundamental challenges in non-viral delivery of DNA templates for recombinase-based large gene insertion. Your work will be foundational for expanding our broader gene editing toolbox and enabling new therapeutic opportunities.
The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of engineering molecular systems for mammalian cells, with expertise in gene editing, nucleic acid biochemistry, protein–nucleic acid engineering, or molecular virology. This is an excellent opportunity to work cross-functionally with a diverse team of experts across AI and machine learning, protein design, cell biology, and gene editing.