Parallel Bio finds the fastest path to drugs that work for more people by starting in human systems first. Our platform replicates the human immune system in a dish across populations to discover cures at a pace never seen before. Come join us on our mission to flip the 95% drug failure rate to a 95% success rate.
What we do:
Our immune systems are master regulators of health and disease. 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 is the first step on our journey to build a new type of biopharma by reimagining the way we cure disease. Our mission is to design and engineer breakthrough tools inspired by human biology, starting with replacing ineffectual mouse and synthetic platforms.
What you will do:
Champion our biobanking efforts; as a key member of our team, one of your main responsibilities will be to expand our biobank and help carry out our QC pipeline on our patient samples. You will be working hands-on in tissue culture to process patient samples as we receive them, maintaining the donor information and inventory in our internal databases, and ensuring sample quality throughout.
- Support our discovery projects; you will support our internal and external drug discovery efforts. Your expertise will support the running of our biological assays, including flow cytometry, ELISAs, ELISpots, Luminex, MSD, immunofluorescence, and others. You will be working in tissue culture setting up organoid experiments, carrying out experiments, and collaborating with the team to process and analyze the resulting data.
Who you are:
- You have a BS in biology, biotechnology, immunology, or related fields; you have at least one year of tissue culture experience with excellent aseptic technique. You likely have previous experience or familiarity with carrying out a range of immunological assays.
- You have high personal standards and are reliable; you have a track record of driving tasks and projects to completion and have the ability to work independently. You have strong lab and organizational skills, a familiarity with laboratory information systems or electronic lab notebooks, and are very detail oriented.
- You embrace failure; you’re not afraid of failure because you know that the work we’re doing is brand new territory and it will take a lot of persistence and experimentation to move forward. When you face failures or roadblocks you don't get bogged down because you have a “we’ll figure it out” mentality.
- You’re a collaborative team-player; you think about the bigger picture and your impact within the team versus your individual contributions. You bring energy to your work that's infectious and helps keep others motivated. You’re unafraid to ask questions and participate in discussions. You’re quick to jump in and help support the team.
You’re excited by making an impact and have a deep desire to learn; you’re motivated by real-world problems and derive energy from being in an environment fueled by innovation and challenge. You want to try new things, and are passionate about working towards results. You’re excited by the prospect of joining an interdisciplinary team and want to learn from others.
Your generous compensation package will include a base salary of $70,000 - 75,000USD, unlimited PTO, 401K plan with matching, as well as comprehensive health, dental, vision and life benefits.
Why work with us:
As experts in human drug discovery, we have worked hard to position the company for success and to expand our team. We are funded by some of the world’s best investors: Y Combinator, Refactor Capital, Breakout Ventures, leaders from pharma, tech, government, and more. You’re joining an incredibly ambitious team at an early enough time to help us define our culture, choices, and impact success. We will have the highest expectations of you, just as we do of ourselves. Join us in re-imagining what’s possible with immunotherapy!
We are building a diverse, interdisciplinary team of dreamers and doers. Forget incrementalism and leave low-risk ideas at the door. We’re looking for fellow visionaries hungry for real impact in reimagining every facet of how we cure disease. Some of our values: first principles thinking, burning passion, and a drive to work with people with like-minded values; thinking outside the box and the ability to envision that which has not yet been built; listen, then talk; don’t forget to have fun; cooperation, trust, ethics, and transparency.
