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$180,850

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dotloop

1 Job Post

$187k - $298k

$186,700 - $298,300

Principal Applied Scientist

Remote

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Last Posted: Apr 2025

Inactive

$187k - $298k

$186,700 - $298,300

revmed

2 Job Posts

$190k - $238k

$189,500 - $237,500

Principal Scientist, Drug Product

United States

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15+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Feb 2025

Inactive

$195k - $245k

$195,000 - $245,000

Principal Scientist, Protein Expression and Purification

United States

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8+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: May 2025

Inactive

$184k - $230k

$184,000 - $230,000

Denali Therapeutics

1 Job Post

$158k - $207k

$158,000 - $206,870

Principal Scientist Large Molecule CMC Analytical Development

San Francisco

12+ Years Experience

$158k - $207k

$158,000 - $206,870

Terremoto Biosciences

1 Job Post

$175k - $185k

$175,000 - $185,000

Principal Scientist, Cell Biology

San Francisco

·

8+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: May 2025

Inactive

$175k - $185k

$175,000 - $185,000

Just - Evotec Biologics

3 Job Posts

$140k - $170k

$140,000 - $170,000

Principal Scientist, Analytical Sciences

Redmond

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15+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jan 2025

Inactive

$140k - $170k

$140,000 - $170,000

Principal Scientist, Bioreactor Process Design

Redmond

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12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2025

Inactive

$140k - $170k

$140,000 - $170,000

Associate Principal Scientist - Sample Management

San Francisco

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3-5 Years Experience

·

Last Posted: May 2025

Inactive

$77k - $110k

$77,000 - $110,000

Verve Therapeutics

2 Job Posts

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, LNP Process Development

United States

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, LNP Process Development

Boston

N/A

N/A

Valo Health

3 Job Posts

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, IVP

Massachusetts

7-10 Years Experience

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, IVP

United States

7-10 Years Experience

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, IVP

Lexington

7-10 Years Experience

N/A

N/A

Structure Therapeutics

1 Job Post

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, Biophysics

Shanghai

3-8 Years Experience

N/A

N/A

SpringWorks Therapeutics

2 Job Posts

N/A

N/A

Discovery Chemistry Principal Scientist

Durham

N/A

N/A

Discovery Chemistry Principal Scientist

Raleigh

N/A

N/A

Oyster Point Pharmaceuticals

2 Job Posts

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, Analytical Development

New Jersey

10+ Years Experience

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, Analytical Development

United States

10+ Years Experience

N/A

N/A

Montai Health

1 Job Post

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, DMPK

Cambridge

N/A

N/A

Laronde

9 Job Posts

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, Cardiovasular, Pulmonary and Renal, Pioneering Medicines

Cambridge

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, DMPK

Cambridge

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, DMPK, Pioneering Medicines

United States

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist- Hematology

Cambridge

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist- Hematology

United States

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, mRNA Process Development

Cambridge

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, DMPK, Pioneering Medicines

Cambridge

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, Cardiovasular, Pulmonary and Renal, Pioneering Medicines

United States

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, mRNA Process Development

United States

N/A

N/A

Intellia Therapeutics

1 Job Post

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, Potency Assay Development

Cambridge

5+ Years Experience

N/A

N/A

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