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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Protein Sciences

Ideaya Biosciences · South San Francisco HQ · On-site

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About Ideaya Biosciences

Discover IDEAYA Biosciences' precision oncology approach targeting cancer vulnerabilities to develop transformative therapies for hard-to-treat cancers. Backed by GV.

About the role

We are seeking an accomplished and highly collaborative Senior Principal Research Scientist to make significant hands-on contributions to our Protein Sciences function while supervising and developing a small team of research associates and PhD-level scientists. This role is intended for an experienced laboratory scientist who enjoys solving challenging protein-production problems, supporting multiple drug-discovery programs, and coordinating internal and external scientific work.

What they're looking for

  • PhD with 9+ years’ hands-on expertise in recombinant protein production using bacterial and insect-cell expression systems, experience with mammalian expression is desirable
  • Demonstrated ability to independently develop and troubleshoot purification strategies for challenging proteins, protein complexes, and multiple construct variants
  • Experience selecting and managing CROs or other external partners for protein production and characterization, including technical transfer, data review, troubleshooting, and quality assessment
  • Experience supervising and developing research associates and PhD-level laboratory scientists
  • Excellent oral, graphical, and written communication skills
  • Familiarity with global proteomics, phosphoproteomics, chemical biology, or chemoproteomics is desirable but not required
More about this role

IDEAYA's Non-Solicitation Policy strictly prohibits agencies and recruiters from any contact and communication with IDEAYA employees, managers, and leaders to submit unsolicited candidate resumes and/or to solicit business partnerships . Submission of unsolicited candidate resumes by agencies or recruiters with or without a contract in place with IDEAYA Biosciences Inc. will not create any implied obligation. Failure to comply with this policy will result in disqualification from current and future business opportunities with IDEAYA Biosciences. All recruiting and talent agency decisions are strictly managed by the internal IDEAYA Human Resources function. All communication by external agencies and recruiters must be directed to humanresources@ideayabio.com. We ask that you only email your interest once.

Job Summary

IDEAYA is a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative therapies for cancer. Our approach integrates expertise in small-molecule drug discovery, structural biology and bioinformatics with robust internal capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers to develop tailored,...

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