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$160,000

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$178,750

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Cajal Neuroscience

1 Job Post

$160k - $195k

$160,000 - $195,000

Principal Scientist, Target Discovery

Seattle

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8+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Dec 2024

Inactive

$160k - $195k

$160,000 - $195,000

Terremoto Biosciences

1 Job Post

$175k - $185k

$175,000 - $185,000

Principal Scientist, Cell Biology

San Francisco

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8+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: May 2025

Inactive

$175k - $185k

$175,000 - $185,000

Arcellx

1 Job Post

$160k - $175k

$160,000 - $175,000

Principal Scientist, Translational Bioinformatics

Rockville

8+ Years Experience

$160k - $175k

$160,000 - $175,000

Solid Power

1 Job Post

$123k - $173k

$123,000 - $173,000

Principal Scientist

Louisville

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10+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2024

Inactive

$123k - $173k

$123,000 - $173,000

Just - Evotec Biologics

10 Job Posts

$140k - $170k

$140,000 - $170,000

Principal Scientist, Potency and Impurities

Seattle

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15+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2024

Inactive

$135k - $180k

$135,000 - $180,000

Principal Scientist, Mass Spectrometry Team Lead

Seattle

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7+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Aug 2024

Inactive

$150k - $170k

$150,000 - $170,000

Principal Scientist, Analytical Sciences

Redmond

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15+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2024

Inactive

$150k - $170k

$150,000 - $170,000

Principal Scientist

Redmond

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12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Oct 2024

Inactive

$145k - $170k

$145,000 - $170,000

Principal Scientist

Seattle

·

Last Posted: Dec 2024

Inactive

$140k - $170k

$140,000 - $170,000

Principal Scientist

Redmond

·

7+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Nov 2024

Inactive

$140k - $170k

$140,000 - $170,000

Principal Scientist, Analytical Sciences

Redmond

·

15+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jan 2025

Inactive

$140k - $170k

$140,000 - $170,000

Principal Scientist, Potency and Impurities

Seattle

·

15+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Dec 2024

Inactive

$140k - $170k

$140,000 - $170,000

Principal Scientist, Bioreactor Process Design

Redmond

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12+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: May 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

Janux Therapeutics

1 Job Post

$145k - $165k

$145,000 - $165,000

Principal Scientist, Pharmacology

United States

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10-12 Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jun 2024

Inactive

$145k - $165k

$145,000 - $165,000

Alloy Therapeutics

2 Job Posts

$45k

$45,000

Bioanalytical Principal Scientist

Waltham

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Last Posted: Jul 2024

Inactive

$45k

$45,000

Principal Scientist, Bioanalytical

Waltham

·

Last Posted: Jul 2024

Inactive

$45k

$45,000

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

Manifold Bio

1 Job Post

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, Shuttled Oligonucleotide Therapeutics

Boston

6+ Years Experience

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

Genesis Therapeutics

1 Job Post

N/A

N/A

Principal CADD Scientist

San Diego

5+ Years Experience

N/A

N/A

Generate Biomedicines

3 Job Posts

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, Translational PKPD

United States

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, Translational PKPD

Somerville

N/A

N/A

Principal Scientist, Translational PKPD

Remote

N/A

N/A

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