Organoid Scientist / Embryologist

Experience level: PhD or equivalent work experience

The position

We are looking for an exceptionally skilled and hard-working Scientist with 5+ years of experience in organoid culture, ovarian follicle research, and/or embryology/ IVF to join our R&D team. Your work will focus on developing and optimizing mouse in vitro gametogenesis protocols (Hikabe et al., 2016; Hayashi et al., 2017; Yoshino et al., 2021) to generate a mouse pre-clinical data package. This work will contribute to safety studies needed to advance human in vitro gametogenesis into clinical applications. 

Our mission

Conception is a startup with the mission of generating viable human eggs from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Successful development of our research could have many benefits, such as removing age limits on motherhood, allowing for easy screening of eggs with harmful genetic mutations, and allowing same-sex couples to reproduce. 

What we are looking for
You will directly work with ovarian organoids, follicles, eggs, and embryos, with potential involvement in mouse live birth safety studies. Experience in microdissection and micromanipulation is highly desirable. Embryology experience would be ideal but not required. 

You will contribute to designing and executing critical data for the mouse pre-clinical safety package, including exposure to regulatory strategy planning.

Mission alignment, as well as a solid scientific background with a reliable track record in executing experiments, is something we strongly care about. You will work closely with other project teams and should be a great communicator, maintain detailed and accurate records, and have an eye for detail.

While expertise is valued, we can provide training in areas of inexperience if you are passionate about our goal.

Come and work with us

We are well-funded and connected in Silicon Valley, offering:

• Competitive salary and company equity.

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits.

• A focused and supportive research environment committed to achieving impactful results.

If you are passionate, hardworking, and aligned with our mission, we want to hear from you.

‍To learn more about the original mouse proof of concept to live birth that inspired us, see https://www.nature.com/articles/nature20104

To learn more about us, our mission, and approach you can read two features published byThe New Yorker and MIT Technology Review.