Scientist/Senior Scientist (Organ Perfusion)
Commonwealth Sciences, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
6/14/2022
Science
Full Time
Job Description
Position located in San Francisco, CA
Responsibilities of the Scientist/Sr. Scientist (Organ Perfusion):
- Will lead the design and operation of systems that integrate perfusion, physiology, sensing, actuation, and closed-loop control.
- Perform identification, characterization, and mitigation of long-horizon failure modes.
- Apply your expertise in organ perfusion, preservation, and viability assessment.
- Define measurements, interpret dynamics, and drive improvements in system-level function.
- Will collaborate with scientists and engineers across the company on a variety of methods inspired by first principles of biology, physics, and chemistry.
- Ability to comfortably execute familiar assay protocols as well as identifying and implementing unfamiliar protocols to diagnose damage.
- Propose adjustments to cryopreservation protocol to optimize the health of organs.
Requirements of the Scientist/Sr. Scientist (Organ Perfusion):
- MS or PhD with 2+ years relevant experience working with physiological systems.
- Must have experience with perfusion, ECMO, organ support, or normothermic preservation.
- Experience with real-time instrumentation and sensing in biological environments.
