Cytokinetics
A Senior Research Associate at Cytokinetics designs and executes cellular, molecular, and biochemical assays to support drug discovery for cardiac muscle dysfunction. The role involves high-content imaging, mammalian cell culture, and downstream analyses to validate therapeutic candidates and mechanisms of action.
Headquarters
South San Francisco, California, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
1998
Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company with over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovation in muscle biology, focused on developing medicines for patients with diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction, including heart failure and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Building on its leadership in muscle biology, the company advances a pipeline of small molecule muscle activators and inhibitors, and received its first FDA approval in 2025 for a cardiac myosin inhibitor. Cytokinetics is also engaged in neuromuscular disease research and is committed to improving the healthspan of people living with debilitating conditions of impaired muscle function.
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Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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