Senior Research Associate/ Associate Scientist, Platform and Assay Development

Benefits

Parental leave

Not verified

Non-birth-parent leave

Not verified

Family-building benefits

• Fertility benefits: Not verified
• Adoption assistance: Not verified
• Surrogacy assistance: Not verified

Mental health support

Not verified

Relocation assistance

Not verified

Childcare support

Not verified

Learning budget

Not verified

Verification

Not verified

Salary

$101K-$126K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

Not verified

Was this benefit information wrong? Tell us.

Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$81,444 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+6.9% - Faster than average

39% above the BLS role benchmark for healthcare aggregate.

Matched to SOC 29-1141 - Healthcare aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Healthcare From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

Shift type

Not verified

Weekend work

Not verified

Company

Equity

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Application

Cover letter

Not verified

Assessment

Not verified

Deadline

Not stated

Where they hire

State eligibility is not yet verified.

About this role

Senior Research Associate/ Associate Scientist, Platform and Assay Development South San Francisco, California, United States About Xaira Therapeutics Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development. The company is leading the development of generative AI models to design protein and antibody therapeutics, enabling the creation of medicines against historically hard-to-drug molecular targets. It is also developing foundation models for biology and disease to enable better target elucidation and patient stratification. Collectively, these technologies aim to continually enable the identification of novel therapies and to improve success in drug development. Xaira is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and London. About the Role - We are seeking a highly motivated Scientist with strong hands-on experience in assay development, immunology, and cell biology to support the discovery and characterization of novel therapeutic antibodies. This role is ideal for an experimentalist who enjoys independently designing and executing complex biological assays, troubleshooting workflows, and generating high-quality data to support drug discovery programs. - The ideal candidate has deep experience developing functional antibody assays and is comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving research environments. You will work closely with cross-functional teams spanning protein engineering, automation, and computational biology to support target validation and therapeutic development efforts. Key Responsibilities - Independently design, execute, and optimize functional antibody assays to support discovery and characterization efforts - Develop and run cell-based assays focused on immune activation, cell signaling, and cell-cell interaction biology - Design experimental controls, analyze assay performance,

Read the full description at job-boards.greenhouse.io. FewerJobs shows a preview and links to the original posting.