Scientist (EDG-2025045)

Scientist

About Edgewise Therapeutics:

At Edgewise, we are on a mission to discover new medicines that improve the lives of patients facing serious muscle disease. Our intimate knowledge of muscle biology and biophysics along with our ability to identify and design muscle specific precision small molecules have enabled us to rapidly advance our skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle product candidates into the clinic while also building a robust pre-clinical pipeline. With this focus on therapeutics designed to protect and improve muscle health, our goal is to dramatically enhance the lives of people living with progressive muscle disorders.

We have assembled an experienced and highly motivated leadership team with a strong track record in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry to build the leading, global muscle disease biopharmaceutical company. Come join us make a significant difference in the lives of patients!

About the Position:

Scientific position with a range of duties including planning, designing and executing high-quality experiments; producing consistent and reliable data; and critically evaluating and reporting results while influencing the technical aspects of an assigned project.

Essential Job Duties and Functions:

• Independently initiate, plan, design, and execute experiments within the broad context and goals of a project.
• Conduct detailed and complex wet laboratory experiments with appropriate technique and adequate controls satisfactory to substantiate/replicate results.
• Critically analyze, interpret, and evaluate experimental data that may require extensive correlation and consolidation from multiple sources with little or no supervision.
• Contribute to the direction and progression of assigned project by offering input and improvements based on theoretical considerations and evidence-based practices.
• Operate independently as an exceptional research technician whose contributions are significantly important to an assigned project/department.
• Report periodic documentation of work in oral and/or written form for internal and/or external purposes.
• Consistently contribute to project team meetings
• Maintain scientific records in clear required form.
• Contribute scientific perspective to patent efforts.
• Update job knowledge by attending scientific meetings; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining professional networks; and participating in professional organizations.
• Read, understand, and comply with all workplace health and safety policies; safe work practices; and company policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Education, Experience and Skills:

• Ph.D. in skeletal muscle physiology with practical lab experience
• Experience in isolated tissue and in vivo skeletal muscle functional measures
• Preference for candidates with experience in small molecule modulators of muscle function
• Preference for candidates who also have experience in basic biochemistry/assay development
• Proven publication record
• Proficient understanding of scientific literature in the field and related areas
• Familiarity with safe and efficient laboratory practices
• General scientific computer and software application proficiency

Salary range: $80,000 - 115,000, title and salary commensurate with experience

Our Benefits: We are proud to offer health benefits, a discretionary bonus plan, stock option grants. a stock purchase plan, a 401(k) with match and paid time off to our team members as part of their compensation plan.

There is no deadline because the employer accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Edgewise does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies for this position. Please do not send resumes to Edgewise employees or the company location. Edgewise is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.