Senior Scientist, Cardiac Preservation (Organ Perfusion)

Until
San Francisco, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior scientists with expertise in cardiac physiology and ex vivo heart perfusion, working in organ preservation technology.

Best fit for

  • Senior scientists with deep cardiac physiology expertise
    — “deep expertise in cardiac physiology and ex vivo heart perfusion
  • Researchers comfortable leading large experimental domains
    — “You will own a large domain
  • Independent scientists who drive creative experimental design
    — “Creative and highly independent scientific engagement is a requirement

Things to consider

  • Role requires shaping preservation approaches from first principles
    — “approaches grounded in the first principles of biology, physics, and chemistry
  • Must collaborate across interdisciplinary teams regularly
    — “collaborate with scientists and engineers across the company

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate past success in cardiac viability assessment methods
    — “preserves, recovers, and assesses the viability of the heart
  • Show examples of bridging biology with engineering solutions
    — “interdisciplinary team to develop perfusion systems, cryoprotectant formulations, and vitrification and rewarming hardware
  • Highlight experience optimizing complex biological systems
    — “new avenues for discovery and optimization are continuously supported
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • develop cardiac preservation techniques
  • improve organ cryopreservation
Typical background
biomedical researchcardiovascular science

Skills & requirements

Required

Cardiac PhysiologyEx Vivo Heart PerfusionCryopreservationBiological Systems

Preferred

BiophysicsBiomedical Engineering

About the role

Original posting from Until via Lever

Until is a moonshot company building a "pause button" for biology. Our near-term focus is organ-scale reversible cryopreservation: preserving donated organs at subzero temperatures without ice formation, then rewarming them uniformly for transplant. By solving this grand challenge, we're laying the foundation for whole-body reversible cryopreservation, giving patients a bridge to future cures.

To achieve our goal, we are assembling an interdisciplinary team to develop perfusion systems, cryoprotectant formulations, and vitrification and rewarming hardware.

We envision a future where no transplantable organ is lost to logistics, and no terminal diagnosis is final because patients can safely wait for future medicine to arrive.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Scientist, Cardiac Preservation to lead our heart preservation efforts within the whole organ preservation team. You will own a large domain and play a vital role in shaping how Until preserves, recovers, and assesses the viability of the heart through cryopreservation. Drawing on deep expertise in cardiac physiology and ex vivo heart perfusion, you will design and execute the experiments that make reversible cryopreservation of the heart a reality.

You will collaborate with scientists and engineers across the company on approaches grounded in the first principles of biology, physics, and chemistry. Creative and highly independent scientific engagement is a requirement of the role, and new avenues for discovery and optimization are continuously supported.

Source: Until careers (Lever)

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