Post-doctoral Fellow, Biomarker Sciences

Company: Avidity Biosciences
Location: San Diego
Posted on: July 15, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Post-doctoral Fellow, Biomarker Sciences Location: San Diego, CA Position type: FLSA: Limited Term Position (up to two years) Full time Exempt Department: Finance ID: Development Sciences 8100-Q224-2 Profoundly Improve People’s lives by Revolutionizing the Delivery of RNA Therapeutics 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 X . The Opportunity We seek a highly motivated early career scientist to join the biomarker team at Avidity Biosciences in La Jolla, CA. This position will support the characterization of novel biomarker targets in neuromuscular disorders and their connection to disease biology. The ideal candidate is expected to be a critical thinker willing to receive training in independent industry research. They should enjoy scientific discovery, effective communication, and collaboration in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment. What You Will Contribute Conduct laboratory research to characterize tissue and circulating biomarkers Investigate the biological relevance of biomarkers and their relationship to disease pathology Generate, analyze, and interpret biomarker data and present findings to the biomarker sciences team. Collaborate with academic partners and KOLs to advance biomarker understanding What We Seek PhD in Biology, Pharmacology, or a related discipline, with no more than 2 years of postdoctoral research experience. Recent PhD graduates are encouraged to apply. An academic scientist with experience working on in vitro and ex vivo preclinical models, including engineered and patient-derived myoblast and myotube cell lines Experienced with a broad array of assay platforms and technologies (e.g., RNAseq, flow cytometry, immunoassays, IHC, etc.) Experience characterizing intracellular protein localization and interrogating secretion mechanisms Emerging level of independence and the ability to develop hypotheses and direct independent research Prior experience in characterizing novel biomarkers (tissue and/or circulation) is highly desirable 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 $80,000 - $90,000. The final compensation will be commensurate with relevant experience, skillset, internal equity, and market factors. Avidity offers competitive compensation and benefits, including A 401(k) with an employer match. In addition, the comprehensive wellness program includes medical, dental, vision, and LTD coverage and four weeks of time off. A commitment to learning and development, including a variety of internal programming developed by and for Avidity employees, opportunities for job-specific training offered by industry, and an education reimbursement program.

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