Strive to Bring a Profound Difference to our Patients

At Avidity Biosciences, we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving people’s lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs, which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies. If you are a committed, solution-oriented thinker, join us in making a difference and become part of our growing culture that is integrated, collaborative, agile and focused on the needs of patients. 

Avidity Biosciences, Inc.'s mission is to profoundly improve people's lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™). Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity demonstrated the first-ever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare muscle diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline, including programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships. Avidity is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information about our AOC platform, clinical development pipeline, and people, please visit www.aviditybiosciences.com and engage with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated translational scientist to join the biomarker team at Avidity Biosciences in La Jolla, CA.  This position will support biomarker discovery and development as well as translational research on platform and novel targets/modality. Experience with biomarker discovery and development of clinical biomarker assays is highly desired. The ideal candidate is expected to be an independent and critical thinker with experience working in cross-functional teams. They should enjoy scientific discovery, effective communication, and collaboration in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment.

What You Will Contribute

• Work closely with the biomarker team to identify and develop biomarkers to understand disease biology, drug response, and patient selection to support preclinical and clinical studies
• Responsible for the generation, analysis, and interpretation of biomarker data and communication to biomarker group and project teams
• Identify and develop novel assays/platforms to support biomarker discovery (e.g., circulating biomarker)
• Support method development of clinical biomarker assays in-house and at CROs
• Support translational research on platform development and novel targets

]What We Seek

• PhD in Biology, Pharmacology, or related disciplines
• Bench scientist with a minimum of 3 years of industry experience with significant hands-on experience in translational research and biomarker development
• Experienced in implementing a broad array of assay platforms and technologies (e.g., RNAseq, flow cytometry, immunoassays, IHC, etc.)
• Experienced in biomarker discovery and development using complex multi-omic data and analysis
• Must demonstrate a high level of independence and the ability to develop hypotheses and direct analysis plans
• Demonstrated excellent communication (oral and written), teamwork, organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills

What We Will Provide to You:

• The base salary range for this role is $120,700 - $164,900. The final compensation will be commensurate with such factors as relevant experience, skillset, internal equity and market factors.
• Avidity offers competitive compensation and benefits which includes the opportunity for annual and spot bonuses, stock options and RSUs, as well as a 401(k) with an employer match. In addition, the comprehensive wellness program includes coverage for medical, dental, vision, and LTD, and four weeks of time off.
• A commitment to learning and development which includes a variety of programming internally developed by and for Avidity employees, opportunities for job-specific training offered by industry, and an education reimbursement program.