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Located in Philadelphia, a growing biotechnology center, we are a science-driven, dynamic biotechnology company. At Aro, we apply unique scientific insights to drug discovery in order to create new medicines that have a transformational impact on patients.
What Aro Scientists Are Saying
Steve Nadler, PhD, Vice President of Discovery and Translational Research
"After many years in large pharma, I have found it refreshing and exciting to be working in a company that is dynamic, innovative and working on novel therapeutics to treat patients with serious diseases and clinically unmet needs."
Yao Xin, Senior Investigator
"I learn unique techniques and handle challenging projects every day. Nothing is more exciting than to overcome difficulties and keep growing as a scientist. Our focus is to move projects forward together with teams communicating frequently and transparently. I really enjoy working with all of the passionate and motivated team members at Aro and look forward to helping patients soon."
Zhanna Druzina, Director Protein Engineering
"I can’t say enough about Aro’s great leadership. Their support and guidance fosters an innovative culture with passionate scientists sharing great ideas, and all dedicated to a common goal of developing new treatments for patients. The fast pace environment makes every day exciting and full of new scientific discoveries."
Career Opportunities
Scientist, Protein Engineering
Reporting to Senior Investigator, the Scientist will be part of a team applying protein engineering for optimization and characterization of therapeutic protein candidates. In this role, the scientist will require basic molecular biology skills, protein expression and purification experience and familiarity with methods to evaluate protein yield and stability.
Scientist, Biology
We are seeking a Scientist who can integrate into a fast-paced life sciences company that seeks to develop siRNA:centyrin conjugates for serious diseases.
Investigator/Senior Investigator, Bioconjugation
An Ideal candidate will be the subject matter expert and have knowledge of advanced aspects of synthetic and bioconjugation chemistry, protein chemistry, purification methods, process development, and scale up. In addition, the candidate should be proficient in use of analytical techniques like (HPLC, UV-Vis, SEC, IEX, MS, etc.) including acquisition and interpretation of data.
Senior Principal Investigator, Immunology
This is an exciting opportunity to join the company and play a key role progressing the first Centyrin-siRNA drug candidate to the clinic for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and expand the applications for Centyrin-oligonucleotide conjugates.
Scientist, Oligonucleotide Chemistry
The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of how to design, synthesize, purify and quantify oligonucleotides. The position will require hands-on laboratory work.
Scientist I/II/III, Immunology
The primary responsibility will be to actively engage in early discovery efforts by designing and executing experiments to support Immunology discovery strategy.
Investigator, Genetics & Bioinformatics
Aro is building a growing research team to develop novel Centyrin-based therapeutics. In this role, you will become a foundational member of the team. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of human genetics and how to access and analyze genetic and other large-scale datasets.