Senior Scientist

At Parallel Bio, we are using the immune system to unlock safer, more effective drugs. By creating **access to genuine human biology in a diverse, reproducible, and scalable way** we’re changing the way researchers find, test, refine, and deliver these life-changing therapies.

The human immune system is the master regulator of health and disease in our bodies. Current tools used to discover drugs that target the immune system are wildly inadequate. To fix this critical gap, Parallel Bio created a human ‘immune system in a dish’ to rapidly accelerate the development of new drugs and immunotherapies more likely to work in patients. This means **developing drugs that are known to safely work in humans before the first patient receives the first dose** and an end to needlessly destroying millions of lab animals in the pursuit of human health.

By blending this biological innovation with the latest in high-throughput lab automation and integrated data capture & analysis, we’re creating a new type of biotech - one that brings the advantages of cloud computing to next-generation wet lab studies.

**The Role**

The **Senior Scientist, Organoid Biology**is a key scientific role at Parallel Bio, where we are redefining drug discovery. Our platform allows for human-first, high-throughput immune organoid experiments to accelerate the development of new therapeutics.

The immediate high-level goals for the person in this new role are threefold:

- Lead research efforts to enhance our immune organoid platform, extending its capabilities in functionality, longevity, and integration with other organ systems.
- Mentor and support junior scientists to strengthen scientific excellence and ensure adherence to best research practices.
- Support the setup and development of our Vienna lab, ensuring it is equipped for high-impact research.

While this is a senior role, it will require hands-on experimentation in the lab. You will be expected to be a scientific innovator, designing and conducting experiments, troubleshooting assays, and analyzing complex immunological data. You will work together closely with other scientists on-site and collaborate with our automation and software engineering teams to optimize experimental workflows and advance our research platform.

As part of maintaining cell cultures and experimental continuity, this role will require some weekend work on a rotating basis to feed cells and maintain cultures.

This role reports directly to our Director of R&D.

**Areas of Responsibility**:

- ** Research & Development**:

- Conduct hands-on experimentation in tissue culture, organoid biology, and immune system modeling.
- Improve organoid functionality, longevity, and integration with diverse organ systems.
- Develop novel disease models and explore how immune organoids interact with different biological systems.
- Provide scientific input into computational tool development for analyzing immune response data.
- ** Vienna Lab Setup & Operations**:

- Assist in setting up and optimizing the Vienna lab, ensuring it is fully functional for cutting-edge stem cell research.
- Work with automation and software engineering teams to integrate lab processes with high-throughput data capture and analysis.
- Establish best practices, lab protocols, SOPs and workflows to maximize efficiency and scientific rigor.
- ** Mentorship & Team Leadership**:

- Serve as a senior presence in the lab, mentoring junior scientists and providing guidance on experimental design and best practices.
- Ensure scientific rigor through regular feedback, ad-hoc meetings, and hands-on support.
- Act as a thought leader from the bench, fostering a collaborative, high-impact research environment.
- ** Platform Development & Partnerships**:

- Support platform improvements to align with strategic partnerships and industry needs.
- Work closely with the automation and data science teams to optimize research workflows.

**Job Requirements**:
**Technical Abilities**
- PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Bioengineering or a related field.
- Minimum of 2 years postdoctoral experience in academia or in an industry environment on stem cell models, drug discovery, or organoid models.
- Strong expertise in iPSC reprogramming, stem cell differentiation, organoids, tissue culture, immune cell characterization, and disease model development.
- Experience with a broad range of biological assays and immunological techniques.
- Reporting of experiments in an electronic lab journal, clearly presenting raw and polished data to internal and/or external stakeholders.
- Understanding of computational tools for data analysis and modeling (Python/R) is a plus.
- Experience or knowledge of immunology or microbiology is a plus.

**Leadership and teamwork**
- Excellent team player: proven ability work collaboratively and cross-functionally
- Proven ability to lead research projects and develop new experimental approaches.
- Strong mentorship and leadership skills, pa