💼 Full-Time Position

Senior Scientist, In Vivo Cardiometabolic Diseases

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Merck
📍 South San Francisco, CA, United States
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Location
South San Francisco, United States
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Posted
June 24, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

**Job Description**

The Cardiometabolic Disease (CMD) department at our company's Research Labs South San Francisco is seeking a highly innovative and technically rigorous Scientist/Senior Scientist with deep expertise in preclinical in vivo models, particularly in cardiovascular and renal disease biology. This role is centered on hands-on ownership of complex rodent in vivo models and advanced physiological phenotyping to enable mechanistic discovery and target validation. The successful candidate will design, execute, and interpret sophisticated in vivo studies, often involving surgery, invasive measurements, and longitudinal functional readouts, and directly influence target selection and early translational strategy for cardio-renal programs.

The position requires a scientist who is deeply embedded in experimental execution, brings strong physiological intuition, and thrives in a discovery environment where in vivo data are the primary driver of scientific decisio...