Scientist/Sr. Scientist

About the Company

Qureator is an early-stage biotech company based in San Diego, California. Backed with strong funding, the company focuses on creating advanced drug discovery technologies. Its proprietary 3D organ-on-a-chip platform, Curiochips, is designed to better mimic healthy and diseased human biology and has already been supported by active collaborations with hospitals, public institutions, and large pharmaceutical firms.

Mission

The company’s goal is to transform how drugs are discovered. By using a platform that can model complex disease states more accurately than conventional preclinical systems, Qureator aims to connect lab research more closely with patient outcomes and speed up the development of therapies for cancers, rare diseases, and other conditions.

Scientific Approach

Qureator works on diseases that do not have strong in vitro models available. Its phenotypic research strategy includes detailed tissue-level disease profiling to better understand how drugs behave in complex human biology and to support the next generation of preclinical research.

Role Overview

The company is looking for a highly organized, collaborative Scientist or Senior Scientist to join its research team. This position sits at the intersection of experimental biology and data analysis. The selected candidate will manage advanced organoid culture workflows, help expand a patient-derived cell bank, and work closely with the Data Science team to turn multi-omic information into research insights.

This opportunity is best suited to a PhD-level scientist who enjoys both hands-on cell culture and structured data-driven research.

Key Responsibilities

• Run and improve organoid culture systems while keeping laboratory protocols consistent, updated, and reproducible.
• Oversee the patient cell bank, including tracking, quality control, organization, and long-term preservation of patient-derived samples.
• Collect, organize, and curate patient clinical and molecular datasets, with a focus on RNA sequencing and next-generation sequencing information.
• Serve as the main scientific contact for the Data Science team so biological data is clean, well-annotated, and prepared for computational analysis.
• Build and refine 3D organoid and organ-on-a-chip models, then design downstream assays and drug-testing studies across different therapeutic areas to support target validation and discovery programs.

Requirements

• PhD in Cell Biology, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, or a closely related life sciences discipline.
• 1 to 2 years of post-PhD experience, either in a postdoctoral setting or in biotech/pharma.
• Strong hands-on expertise with organoid culture systems.
• Experience with iPSC culture and differentiation protocols is a strong advantage.
• Flow cytometry experience, including panel design and analysis, is also a plus.
• Comfort working with genomic data and a clear understanding of RNAseq and NGS data structures.
• Excellent organizational discipline, especially for sample tracking and biobank management.
• A collaborative, team-oriented mindset.

What We Offer

• Compensation that matches experience.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• A dynamic environment with collaboration across functions.
• Paid time off.

Additional Information

Location: San Diego, CA. This is a full-time, onsite position.

The source does not specify openings, application deadline, start date, or salary figures.

The role is intended for candidates with advanced research training and strong interest in both wet-lab biology and data-centric collaboration.