Associate Scientist
US$108,000 – US$128,000 / yr base salary
Posted 29 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Principal Associate Scientist, Biology”
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- Expected experience
- 6+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
| Base salary | US$108,000 – US$128,000 / yr |
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About Parabilis Medicines
Parabilis Medicines is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to creating extraordinary medicines for patients with serious diseases by unlocking biologically important targets long considered undruggable. The company has pioneered a new class of alpha-helical peptides – Helicons™ – capable of modulating intracellular proteins that have historically been beyond the reach of conventional medicines. The company’s lead investigational medicine, zolucatetide, is the first and only direct inhibitor of the β-catenin:TCF interaction, a central node in the Wnt/β-catenin pathway that has eluded drug developers for decades. Zolucatetide is being evaluated in the clinic across multiple Wnt/β-catenin-driven diseases, including desmoid tumors, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and a range of other solid tumor indications. Beyond zolucatetide, Parabilis is advancing additional Helicon-based programs focused on other challenging targets where we believe our medicines could have life-altering impact. For more information, visit www.parabilismed.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
What’s the opportunity?
We are seeking a highly motivated, hands-on Principal Associate Scientist to join our Biology team and support the advancement of pre-clinical oncology programs. This scientist will be a key bench-facing member of the program, designing and executing the cellular and molecular experiments to understand how Helicon candidates engage and interfere with the target; how target interference alters cancer-cell biology, and which pharmacodynamic and response biomarkers may help translate the mechanism toward development.
The successful candidate will generate rigorous, decision-enabling data and provide scientifically grounded recommendations to help define translational and clinical opportunities for addressing significant unmet medical needs.
Reporting to the program biology lead, the ideal candidate combines excellent experimental skills with strong mechanistic reasoning. This individual will work independently on problems of diverse scope, develop and qualify new assays, adapt published approaches to novel scientific questions, and generate high-impact biology data in a highly collaborative, fast-paced biotechnology environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Independently design, optimize, execute, and troubleshoot cell-based assays to characterize and assess lead Helicons, including target engagement, potency, selectivity, mechanism of action, and differentiation opportunities.
- Develop and apply cellular and molecular assays, including CETSA, AlphaLISA, HTRF, NanoBRET, cell proliferation, qPCR, ELISA/MSD, Co-IP, flow cytometry, and western blot across 2D and 3D cell models.