Scientist Contractor- Translational Biology
ProKidneyNorth Carolina, United States
Posted February 27, 2026
Contract / Temporary
About the Company
ProKidney is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other class protected by state or federal law.
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Contract Scientist – Translational Biology to support mechanistic hypothesis testing and sample generation for rilparencel, our autologous kidney cell therapy.
Requirements
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Bioengineering, or related field.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with primary human tissue/cell culture and comfort working with human-derived materials in a BSL-2 environment.
- Experience executing multi-condition in vitro experiments with strong attention to detail and sample tracking.
- Experience with RNA/DNA/protein extraction and basic QC/quantification.
- Experience with at least two of: qPCR/RT-qPCR, ELISA, Western blot, reporter assays.
- Hands-on experience with NGS library preparation for one or more of: RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, CITE-seq (bulk and/or single-cell).
