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About the Role
Lexeo is hiring a hands-on Modality Engineering Scientist to design, synthesize, and characterize oligonucleotides, bioconjugates, and AAV therapeutics for its discovery pipeline. The scientist will advance molecules from design through analytical characterization and handoff to in vitro and in vivo teams, working across chemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacology. This role joins cardiac, neuroscience, and non-clinical scientists developing therapies for genetic heart disease and offers broad experience in multidisciplinary biopharma research.
Responsibilities
- Select and manage CROs for oligonucleotide synthesis and bioconjugation, including scope, vendor guidance, data review, quality, and delivery timelines.
- Design and oversee oligonucleotide conjugates using peptides, antibodies, or ligands; optimize conjugation chemistry, linkers, purification, and analytical characterization.
- Build or outsource methods to confirm identity and assess purity using HPLC, LC-MS, SDS-PAGE, spectroscopy, and other fit-for-purpose assays.
- Engineer AAV capsids, regulatory elements, and transgene cassettes; conduct cloning, plasmid preparation, sequencing, and research-grade vector production.
- Design and screen sequence or vector/capsid with NGS readouts, applying state-of-the-art analytical methods to improve potency, selectivity, and production yield.
- Partner with In Vitro Pharmacology, In Vivo Physiology, Analytical DMPK, and CMC to define screening cascades, interpret data, assess developability and manufacturability, select leads, and support go/no-go decisions.
- Support molecule advancement through process development and formulation while identifying technical risks and recommending practical experiments or external capabilities.
- Write SOPs, maintain and troubleshoot instruments, document work in the ELN for intellectual property and regulatory filings, present results, and monitor platform advances.
Requirements
- PhD in chemistry, chemical biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or a related field with 0–3 years of postdoctoral or industry experience; or MS with 5+ years of industry experience.
- Hands-on experience synthesizing, purifying, and characterizing research-scale ASOs, siRNAs, or bioconjugates using automated solid-phase synthesis, chromatography, and mass spectrometry.
- Working knowledge of ASO/siRNA therapeutic chemistry, backbone and sugar modifications, class-related toxicity, various delivery approaches.
- Strong research productivity demonstrated through publications, patent filings, or comparable technical contributions.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, sound scientific judgment, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a collaborative, fast-paced team.
- Ability to regularly work onsite at our HQ in New York City.
Skills
- Oligonucleotide synthesis
- Bioconjugate synthesis
- AAV therapeutics design
- Analytical characterization
- Chemistry
- Molecular biology
- Pharmacology
- Peptide conjugation
- Antibody conjugation
- Ligand conjugation
- Conjugation chemistry optimization
- Linker optimization
- Purification
- HPLC
- LC-MS
- SDS-PAGE
- Spectroscopy
- AAV capsid engineering
- Regulatory element engineering
- Transgene cassette engineering
- Cloning
- Plasmid preparation
- Sequencing
- Vector production
- NGS readouts
- Process development
- Formulation
- SOP writing
- Instrument maintenance
- Instrument troubleshooting
- ELN documentation
- Intellectual property documentation
- Regulatory filing documentation
- Platform monitoring
- AAV biology
- AAV vector design
- Pooled library design
- NGS data analysis
- Antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate (AOC) design
- Peptide-oligonucleotide conjugate (POC) design
- Linker discovery
Location
- New York City, NY
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 0-3 years postdoctoral or industry experience (with PhD)
- 5+ years industry experience (with MS)
Education Level
- PhD in chemistry, chemical biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or a related field
- MS
Salary/Compensations
- $111,400 - $150,000
About the Company
- Lexeo Therapeutics is a New York City-based, clinical stage company dedicated to reshaping the path of genetic disease.
- By advancing pioneering science, Lexeo seeks to set a new standard in the treatment of cardiovascular and neurological genetic diseases, charting the path to patient outcomes once thought out of reach.
- The Company is advancing a portfolio of therapeutic candidates designed to address the underlying genetic causes of disease, including LX2006 for Friedreich ataxia (FA), LX2020 for plakophilin-2 (PKP2) arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, and others in devastating diseases with high unmet need.
Equal Opportunity
- LEXEO Therapeutics is an EEO employer committed to an exciting, diverse, and enriching work environment.