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Salary: USD 110,500 - 123,500 / annual
Pendulum Therapeutics is a mission-driven biotech company revolutionizing human health by understanding and restoring the microbiome. The company has developed proprietary probiotic pipelines, a discovery platform for identifying novel bacterial strains and their prebiotics, and proprietary manufacturing technology for anaerobic bacterial production at scale. Recently recognized on Forbes' "Next Billion Dollar Startups" list, Pendulum is experiencing explosive revenue and customer growth.
The Senior Research Associate will join the Product Development team with significant responsibility for fermentation operations and flow cytometry workflows. This role directly supports improvements to current products and development of new therapeutic offerings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Independently operate DASGIP bioreactor systems for anaerobic probiotic strain fermentation, including sterile setup, inoculation, and process monitoring
- Lead and manage design of experiments for anaerobic fermentation
- Run and analyze flow cytometry assays supporting strain quality control and process development across multiple concurrent projects
- Become a subject matter expert in flow cytometry
- Execute rigorous aseptic and anaerobic techniques across fermentation and general microbiology work
- Manage and organize assay workflows, draft protocols, and support day-to-day lab operations
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams on experimental design, execution, and data analysis
- Stay current with scientific literature related to microbiology
The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-growing, collaborative environment where ideas are shaped through iteration and shared vision. You are a creative problem-solver comfortable making things happen with limited resources and passionate about building something with purpose.
Requirements:
- B.S. degree with 4+ years post-graduation experience, or M.S. degree
- Expert-level proficiency in aseptic techniques used in microbiology and anaerobic bacterial growth
- Expert-level experience independently operating bioreactor systems (e.g., DASGIP) for fermentation
- Expert-level knowledge of flow cytometry techniques for live/dead bacterial cell classification
- Proficiency in basic anaerobic microbiology and sterile technique
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and contribute fully in a multi-functional, fast-paced team environment
- Experience developing/writing SOPs, documenting and tracking lot numbers, and using lab management systems
- Comfort (preferably experience) handling human and animal samples including stool, skin, and blood
- Detail-oriented and organized with strong oral and written presentation skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Google apps, basic data analysis, and basic AI tools
- Plus: Experience with shelf-life and stability testing of live biotherapeutic or probiotic products
- Plus: Familiarity with real-time and accelerated stability study design and execution
