Experience level: Masters, PhD or equivalent work experience
The position
We are currently looking to hire an extremely hard-working and skilled Associate Scientist, Scientist, or Embryologist (title based on experience) with ideally 3+ years of experience in the follicle, IVF, or embryology field. Your work will focus on handling in vitro-derived mouse eggs, including maturation, fertilization, embryo cultures, and embryo biopsies. This position will work on a project to make live mice from lab-made eggs derived from stem cells (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 mouse ovarian organoids, follicles, eggs, and embryos, with potential involvement in mouse live birth safety studies. Embryology experience is required, ideally with mouse embryos. Experience in microdissection and micromanipulation, such as ICSI and embryo biopsy, is highly desirable.
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, willing to push through very intense periods of work and eager to troubleshoot, innovate, and challenge 'gold standard' approaches.
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 by The New Yorker and MIT Technology Review.
