Sr Scientist – Director, Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) Design and Delivery

Profluent

3 months ago

Emeryville, CA

Onsite

Full Time

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About this role

The Sr Scientist–Director will found and lead Profluent’s LNP Design & Delivery group, architecting a liver-directed LNP platform and advancing approaches for extrahepatic targeting. This role drives programmable gene‑editing programs from concept through in vivo proof‑of‑mechanism and toward clinical translation. The position sits at the intersection of AI-driven protein design, next‑generation gene editing, and delivery science and will collaborate across discovery, development, and external partners.

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PhD in Chemical EngineeringPhD in BioengineeringPhD in ChemistryPhD in Biomedical EngineeringPhD in Molecular Biology

About Profluent

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Profluent is a synthetic‑biology company that uses AI to “author new biology,” building a platform to design, optimize, and deliver engineered biological solutions. Their technology couples generative machine‑learning models with experimental workflows to accelerate discovery and develop applications across medicine, agriculture, and industrial biotech. Profluent partners with academic and industry collaborators to translate computational designs into validated products and scale deployment. The company positions itself at the intersection of biology and AI, staffed by interdisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers.