Scientist
Unicon Pharma Inc · Redwood City, CA
Contract
Posted Sep 15, 2026
Job Description
The Opportunity:
As a Temp Scientist II on the Cancer Models team, you will expand the team's executional bandwidth by managing multiple projects to acquire, develop, qualify, and deploy preclinical cancer models for Translational Research, with particular emphasis on GEMM-derived pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) models. You will coordinate work across internal scientists, contract research organizations (CROs), academic collaborators, and operational and legal partners while applying scientific judgment and contributing hands-on support as needed to deliver high-quality models, data, and documentation.
Required Skills, Experience and Education:
• Ph.D. in cancer biology, genetics, molecular biology, pharmacology, or a related field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or an M.S. and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience. Level will be determined by qualifications and experience.
• Solid knowledge of PDAC and/or CRC biology and associated preclinical modeling approaches.
• Direct experience developing, engineering, or characterizing GEMMs or GEMM-derived cancer models and familiarity with additional model types, such as mouse or human cell lines, mouse organoids, CDXs, PDXs, and PDOs.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage external research projects, including scopes, timelines, deliverables, data interpretation and review, risks, and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Strong experimental-design, data-interpretation, troubleshooting, and documentation skills, with practical experience using DNA-, RNA-, and protein-based assays and in vitro or in vivo studies to validate and characterize cancer models.
Preferred Skills:
• Direct experience with PDAC and/or CRC GEMMs, GEMM-derived cell lines or organoids, and RAS-driven cancer biology.
• Experience managing model projects with CROs or academic laboratories and working effectively with internal operational and legal teams to support model access and material-transfer processes.
• Experience with PDX/PDO models or in vivo oncology pharmacology, including tumor-growth, efficacy, or pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies.
As a Temp Scientist II on the Cancer Models team, you will expand the team's executional bandwidth by managing multiple projects to acquire, develop, qualify, and deploy preclinical cancer models for Translational Research, with particular emphasis on GEMM-derived pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) models. You will coordinate work across internal scientists, contract research organizations (CROs), academic collaborators, and operational and legal partners while applying scientific judgment and contributing hands-on support as needed to deliver high-quality models, data, and documentation.
Required Skills, Experience and Education:
• Ph.D. in cancer biology, genetics, molecular biology, pharmacology, or a related field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or an M.S. and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience. Level will be determined by qualifications and experience.
• Solid knowledge of PDAC and/or CRC biology and associated preclinical modeling approaches.
• Direct experience developing, engineering, or characterizing GEMMs or GEMM-derived cancer models and familiarity with additional model types, such as mouse or human cell lines, mouse organoids, CDXs, PDXs, and PDOs.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage external research projects, including scopes, timelines, deliverables, data interpretation and review, risks, and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Strong experimental-design, data-interpretation, troubleshooting, and documentation skills, with practical experience using DNA-, RNA-, and protein-based assays and in vitro or in vivo studies to validate and characterize cancer models.
Preferred Skills:
• Direct experience with PDAC and/or CRC GEMMs, GEMM-derived cell lines or organoids, and RAS-driven cancer biology.
• Experience managing model projects with CROs or academic laboratories and working effectively with internal operational and legal teams to support model access and material-transfer processes.
• Experience with PDX/PDO models or in vivo oncology pharmacology, including tumor-growth, efficacy, or pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies.
Additional Details
- City
- Redwood City
- State
- California
- Country
- US
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