Experimental Validation Scientist, Cell Biology

We are Arcadia Science, an evolutionary biology company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to turn natural innovations into real-world solutions by developing systematic and quantitative approaches to leveraging biology for therapeutics R&D. We share our research as openly as possible to accelerate discovery and make our work broadly useful.

We’re closing the gap between biological data and biological understanding. Our Validation team does this by closing the design–build–test–learn loop through lab validation across diverse organisms.  Read more about our work through our publications.

We are seeking an Experimental Validation Biologist with a special expertise in cell biology to join our Validation team. In this role, this scientist will generate phenotypic and genotypic data to compare cellular features across organisms. Because we use evolution to select the best organism to study each biological question, scientists in this role should expect to work with diverse, often non-traditional organisms and cell types. These contributions will be instrumental in validating existing tools at Arcadia, testing novel hypotheses, identifying potential therapeutic assets, and driving the creation of novel cellular approaches for testing biological function.

Top candidates are hands-on, efficient scientists with deep experience in cell biology and a strong interest in using biological diversity as a tool to unlock novel therapeutics. They are energized by evaluating novel biology, skilled at troubleshooting, and thrive in collaborative and open research environments. Enthusiasm and participation in open science is also required as we routinely share our findings via our open-source pubs.