Arcadia is a team of mission-driven optimists

<div><b>A Bit About Us:</b></div><div>We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.</div><div><br></div><div><b>The Opportunity:</b></div><div>Arcadia is always looking for smart, driven people to level us up. If you believe you have a game-changing skillset or perspective that can augment our mission, challenge our assumptions, or accelerate our progress, we are interested in hearing from you. Pitch us your idea for a role at Arcadia.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>For insight into what we are looking for, read more about our<span style="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.arcadiascience.com" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">mission</a><span style="font-size: 11pt">, </span><a href="http://research.arcadiascience.com" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">science</a><span style="font-size: 11pt">, and </span><a href="https://www.arcadiascience.com/blog/operating-principles" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">operating principles</a><span style="font-size: 11pt">.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b>Education/Experience:</b></div><div>We are open to a wide array of backgrounds that could contribute to our mission at Arcadia. We are looking for candidates who have demonstrable expertise in their fields who we can learn something new from. Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience in their field, concrete examples of work, and relevant references. We are excited about candidates who are values-driven leaders in their respective domains.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Submission Process:</b></div><div>Interested individuals should send a resume and a one-page cover letter delineating how they would raise the bar at Arcadia. In the cover letter, include a succinct proposed job description that we should consider. Arcadia has a strong preference for candidates who can work on-site and can articulate how their skills and goals align with Arcadia’s mission.</div><div><br></div><div>Arcadia Science is an equal opportunity workplace; we welcome people from all backgrounds and communities. We provide competitive compensation and practical benefits to keep you happy and healthy so that you can do your best work.</div><div><br></div><div>Please note that an offer of employment from Arcadia is contingent upon the successful clearance of a reference and background check.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Disclaimer: </b>This opening is not a part of any dedicated search process. Therefore, candidates should not expected to be contacted unless their application fits clear needs at this time. If candidates have not received any response within 30 days, they should consider their application unsuccessful at this time. Thank you for understanding. Please feel free to re-apply in the future.&nbsp;</div>

A Bit About Us:
We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.

The Opportunity:
Arcadia is always looking for smart, driven people to level us up. If you believe you have a game-changing skillset or perspective that can augment our mission, challenge our assumptions, or accelerate our progress, we are interested in hearing from you. Pitch us your idea for a role at Arcadia. 

For insight into what we are looking for, read more about our mission, science, and operating principles.

Education/Experience:
We are open to a wide array of backgrounds that could contribute to our mission at Arcadia. We are looking for candidates who have demonstrable expertise in their fields who we can learn something new from. Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience in their field, concrete examples of work, and relevant references. We are excited about candidates who are values-driven leaders in their respective domains.

Submission Process:
Interested individuals should send a resume and a one-page cover letter delineating how they would raise the bar at Arcadia. In the cover letter, include a succinct proposed job description that we should consider. Arcadia has a strong preference for candidates who can work on-site and can articulate how their skills and goals align with Arcadia’s mission.

Arcadia Science is an equal opportunity workplace; we welcome people from all backgrounds and communities. We provide competitive compensation and practical benefits to keep you happy and healthy so that you can do your best work.

Please note that an offer of employment from Arcadia is contingent upon the successful clearance of a reference and background check.

Disclaimer: This opening is not a part of any dedicated search process. Therefore, candidates should not expected to be contacted unless their application fits clear needs at this time. If candidates have not received any response within 30 days, they should consider their application unsuccessful at this time. Thank you for understanding. Please feel free to re-apply in the future. 


<div><b style="font-size: 11pt">A Bit About Us: </b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse org</span>anisms.&nbsp;Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">The Opportunity: </b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are seeking a Creative Director to lead content strategy, creation and design for Arcadia’s promotional and outreach efforts. You will help us tell the story of our experiment developing a </span><a href="https://www.arcadiascience.com/blog/translation-at-arcadia" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">different model</a><span style="font-size: 11pt"> for funding basic science. In partnership with our Publishing team, you will help engage the scientific community for feedback and contribute to recruiting entrepreneurial scientists to join our team.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">An ideal candidate for this role will have an ability to understand scientific research (bonus for having a science background) and accurately tell the story of that research to a broad audience. The creative director should also be able to think and communicate clearly about Arcadia’s company building process and how we fit into the broader, evolving scientific ecosystem. This candidate should have a rational, succinct style of written communication that reflects the work clearly and concisely.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">The ideal candidate should have direct experience both creating and leading the development of a diverse array of media formats, including but not limited to short-form general audience scicomm blog pieces, slide decks, animated shorts, and live or recorded interviews. Although the Creative Director’s work will operate independently of our research Publishing Team, their efforts would ideally synergize with publishing by contributing to cohesive visual branding, amplification of general audience outreach, and a unified narrative reporting our scientific progress across different audiences.</span></div>

A Bit About Us: 

We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.

The Opportunity: 

We are seeking a Creative Director to lead content strategy, creation and design for Arcadia’s promotional and outreach efforts. You will help us tell the story of our experiment developing a different model for funding basic science. In partnership with our Publishing team, you will help engage the scientific community for feedback and contribute to recruiting entrepreneurial scientists to join our team.

An ideal candidate for this role will have an ability to understand scientific research (bonus for having a science background) and accurately tell the story of that research to a broad audience. The creative director should also be able to think and communicate clearly about Arcadia’s company building process and how we fit into the broader, evolving scientific ecosystem. This candidate should have a rational, succinct style of written communication that reflects the work clearly and concisely. 

The ideal candidate should have direct experience both creating and leading the development of a diverse array of media formats, including but not limited to short-form general audience scicomm blog pieces, slide decks, animated shorts, and live or recorded interviews. Although the Creative Director’s work will operate independently of our research Publishing Team, their efforts would ideally synergize with publishing by contributing to cohesive visual branding, amplification of general audience outreach, and a unified narrative reporting our scientific progress across different audiences.


<div><b style="font-size: 18px">A Bit About Us:</b></div><div><br></div><div>We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 18px">The Opportunity:</b></div><div><br></div><div>Arcadia is a combined platform company + start-up incubator. Arcadia’s translational start-up portfolio is currently focused on problems in therapeutics. We are seeking exceptional Project Scientists to join both our platform and incubator teams to carry out high-risk, early-stage research pilots. These pilots are fast-paced and will be aimed at scientifically exploring either a new start-up as part of our Translation team and/or platform development opportunities as part of our Discovery team.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>To seed and incubate companies, we are leveraging our in-house research platform. Our discovery platform includes computational and experimental tools for comparative organismal analyses across the tree of life. We are developing new technologies that leverage publicly available data sets to trace evolutionary patterns at different biological scales. We use these tools to strategically pick organisms for our translational research directions, which can help point towards biological innovations or models that can accelerate therapeutic development in several internally-selected areas.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><b>Translational Project Scientists</b> will run rapid pilots on new ideas at the beginning of this process, with a heavy focus on computational approaches that leverage our platform tools. Our translational pilots are designed to identify unique biological solutions that may be connected to critical scientific bottlenecks in therapeutics. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Discovery Project Scientists</b> will run rapid pilots where the goal is to prototype a computational or experimental tool that has the potential to disrupt biological discovery. Discovery Pilots drive the adoption of new technology within Arcadia.</div><div><br></div><div>Regardless of focus, Project Scientists across both areas will be expected to execute 4–5 pilots per year together with a team of other scientists. They should be able to shrewdly identify key risks and optimize for “failing fast” so that they may pivot quickly between different scientific areas. They should have an entrepreneurial, self-starter approach towards seeding new technological directions or companies. The ideal Project Scientist is capable of working independently but prefers to ideate and work as part of a highly collaborative and technically diversified team.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>At this time, we are looking for scientists with expertise in a few priority areas, including but not limited to: phylogenomics, immunology, biochemistry, and chemistry. While we hope to bring in technical expertise in these areas, the pace and nature of this work benefits from an overall nimble, generalist mindset. Start-up experience is a major plus. Scientists at Arcadia synthesize ideas, data, and findings into fully open-access pubs and engage with the scientific community to maximize impact and garner feedback that improves the work.</div>

A Bit About Us:

We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.

The Opportunity:

Arcadia is a combined platform company + start-up incubator. Arcadia’s translational start-up portfolio is currently focused on problems in therapeutics. We are seeking exceptional Project Scientists to join both our platform and incubator teams to carry out high-risk, early-stage research pilots. These pilots are fast-paced and will be aimed at scientifically exploring either a new start-up as part of our Translation team and/or platform development opportunities as part of our Discovery team. 

To seed and incubate companies, we are leveraging our in-house research platform. Our discovery platform includes computational and experimental tools for comparative organismal analyses across the tree of life. We are developing new technologies that leverage publicly available data sets to trace evolutionary patterns at different biological scales. We use these tools to strategically pick organisms for our translational research directions, which can help point towards biological innovations or models that can accelerate therapeutic development in several internally-selected areas. 

Translational Project Scientists will run rapid pilots on new ideas at the beginning of this process, with a heavy focus on computational approaches that leverage our platform tools. Our translational pilots are designed to identify unique biological solutions that may be connected to critical scientific bottlenecks in therapeutics. 

Discovery Project Scientists will run rapid pilots where the goal is to prototype a computational or experimental tool that has the potential to disrupt biological discovery. Discovery Pilots drive the adoption of new technology within Arcadia.

Regardless of focus, Project Scientists across both areas will be expected to execute 4–5 pilots per year together with a team of other scientists. They should be able to shrewdly identify key risks and optimize for “failing fast” so that they may pivot quickly between different scientific areas. They should have an entrepreneurial, self-starter approach towards seeding new technological directions or companies. The ideal Project Scientist is capable of working independently but prefers to ideate and work as part of a highly collaborative and technically diversified team. 

At this time, we are looking for scientists with expertise in a few priority areas, including but not limited to: phylogenomics, immunology, biochemistry, and chemistry. While we hope to bring in technical expertise in these areas, the pace and nature of this work benefits from an overall nimble, generalist mindset. Start-up experience is a major plus. Scientists at Arcadia synthesize ideas, data, and findings into fully open-access pubs and engage with the scientific community to maximize impact and garner feedback that improves the work.


<div><b style="font-size: 11pt">A Bit About Us: </b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms.</span> Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">Publishing at Arcadia:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We’re </span><a href="https://research.arcadiascience.com/reimagining-scientific-publishing" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">experimenting with new ways of sharing science</a><span style="font-size: 11pt">, hoping to maximize speed, utility, and rigor in publishing. We share research in the form of modular “pubs” on our </span><a href="https://research.arcadiascience.com/" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">own platform</a><span style="font-size: 11pt"> (powered by PubPub), without journals. The Publishing Team supports our scientists in adopting and pushing the boundaries of this new approach. Now that we’ve established a robust internal process for this, we’ve identified key ways to improve and we’re expanding the team.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">The Opportunity:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We’re looking for a Science Editor to help us release pubs faster and make what we share as clear, complete, and well-crafted as possible. The ideal candidate will have editorial experience, which can come in many flavors, and a keen eye for detail. You should have a PhD or equivalent experience in the life sciences —&nbsp;enough to understand our research, which covers a broad range of topics and scientific fields. You might be a bit of a perfectionist, but you can adapt and move quickly. Most importantly, you should be eager to experiment with new forms of research sharing and excited to work in a role that is collaborative in every way.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We strive to make our pubs understandable by fellow scientists but not to require deep expertise in a given field. We shoot for a more casual tone, active voice, and transparency in explaining our thinking. To accomplish this, the Science Editor will be involved at the outset of pub planning, and will edit the scientist’s first draft once it’s ready. You’ll engage in discussion with multiple scientists, members of the Publishing Team, and our general counsel during this process and will likely revisit the draft several times. Once things are finalized, you’ll get everything set up on our publishing platform and coordinate the release.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Your job is to nail the details AND keep the big picture in focus. You’ll need to catch all the errors and proactively suggest broader improvements. Some pubs are short and straightforward, and you’ll provide quick feedback and copyediting. Sometimes you’ll have to jump in and reorganize an entire draft, write sections of the pub, do a few hours of research into a topic to understand it, or deal with new, unforeseen challenges that only emerge as we experiment.</span></div>

A Bit About Us: 
We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.

Publishing at Arcadia:
We’re experimenting with new ways of sharing science, hoping to maximize speed, utility, and rigor in publishing. We share research in the form of modular “pubs” on our own platform (powered by PubPub), without journals. The Publishing Team supports our scientists in adopting and pushing the boundaries of this new approach. Now that we’ve established a robust internal process for this, we’ve identified key ways to improve and we’re expanding the team. 

The Opportunity:
We’re looking for a Science Editor to help us release pubs faster and make what we share as clear, complete, and well-crafted as possible. The ideal candidate will have editorial experience, which can come in many flavors, and a keen eye for detail. You should have a PhD or equivalent experience in the life sciences — enough to understand our research, which covers a broad range of topics and scientific fields. You might be a bit of a perfectionist, but you can adapt and move quickly. Most importantly, you should be eager to experiment with new forms of research sharing and excited to work in a role that is collaborative in every way.

We strive to make our pubs understandable by fellow scientists but not to require deep expertise in a given field. We shoot for a more casual tone, active voice, and transparency in explaining our thinking. To accomplish this, the Science Editor will be involved at the outset of pub planning, and will edit the scientist’s first draft once it’s ready. You’ll engage in discussion with multiple scientists, members of the Publishing Team, and our general counsel during this process and will likely revisit the draft several times. Once things are finalized, you’ll get everything set up on our publishing platform and coordinate the release.

Your job is to nail the details AND keep the big picture in focus. You’ll need to catch all the errors and proactively suggest broader improvements. Some pubs are short and straightforward, and you’ll provide quick feedback and copyediting. Sometimes you’ll have to jump in and reorganize an entire draft, write sections of the pub, do a few hours of research into a topic to understand it, or deal with new, unforeseen challenges that only emerge as we experiment.


<div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">A Bit About Us:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">Publishing at Arcadia:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We’re </span><a href="https://research.arcadiascience.com/reimagining-scientific-publishing" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">experimenting with new ways of sharing science</a><span style="font-size: 11pt">, hoping to maximize speed, utility, and rigor in publishing. We share research in the form of modular “pubs” on our </span><a href="https://research.arcadiascience.com/" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">own platform</a><span style="font-size: 11pt"> (powered by PubPub), without journals. The Publishing Team supports our scientists in adopting and pushing the boundaries of this new approach. Now that we’ve established a robust internal process for this, we’ve identified key ways to improve and we’re expanding the team.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">The Opportunity:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We’re seeking a creative scientific illustrator or designer who will make the figures we publish shine. Our scientists are responsible for generating data and thinking through how to communicate it, and they’ll usually make their own first-draft figures. The Science Illustrator will keep the style consistent, give each draft a glow-up, and create original illustrations and big-picture figures from scratch.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We want someone with a clean, elegant style who can communicate concepts clearly. The Science Illustrator should maintain our brand identity but shouldn’t be afraid to make improvements to it and keep evolving as design trends shift. While clarity and usefulness are always our guiding lights, our figures don’t need to be basic! The ideal candidate will make appealing graphics with a unique “Arcadia look.”</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">The Science Illustrator should be an expert-level user of various digital design platforms, used to working directly with scientists, and able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously. While not essential, we’d also value skills in layout, animation, motion graphics, and video editing.</span><b style="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</b></div>


A Bit About Us:
We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms.

Publishing at Arcadia:
We’re experimenting with new ways of sharing science, hoping to maximize speed, utility, and rigor in publishing. We share research in the form of modular “pubs” on our own platform (powered by PubPub), without journals. The Publishing Team supports our scientists in adopting and pushing the boundaries of this new approach. Now that we’ve established a robust internal process for this, we’ve identified key ways to improve and we’re expanding the team. 

The Opportunity:
We’re seeking a creative scientific illustrator or designer who will make the figures we publish shine. Our scientists are responsible for generating data and thinking through how to communicate it, and they’ll usually make their own first-draft figures. The Science Illustrator will keep the style consistent, give each draft a glow-up, and create original illustrations and big-picture figures from scratch.

We want someone with a clean, elegant style who can communicate concepts clearly. The Science Illustrator should maintain our brand identity but shouldn’t be afraid to make improvements to it and keep evolving as design trends shift. While clarity and usefulness are always our guiding lights, our figures don’t need to be basic! The ideal candidate will make appealing graphics with a unique “Arcadia look.”

The Science Illustrator should be an expert-level user of various digital design platforms, used to working directly with scientists, and able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously. While not essential, we’d also value skills in layout, animation, motion graphics, and video editing. 


<div><b style="font-size: 12pt">A Bit About Us:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt">We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 12pt">The Opportunity:</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt">We are seeking a highly collaborative and motivated scientist who is excited about statistical analysis of microscopy data and generating computational tools for biologists. With this hire, we plan to expand functionality in high-content image analysis and expand the predictive capacity of novel features from multi-modal data types. We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a team environment and responds well to the fast pace and iterative nature of experimental work. Enthusiasm for open science is required as we publish our work in smaller units, quickly, and iteratively.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt">The overarching goal of the Microscopy Team’s efforts at Arcadia is to enable discovery across the tree of life using label-free image-based experimental approaches. As a part of Arcadia’s Discovery Platform, we are pursuing tools and approaches that are highly adaptable and scalable as we build capacity for high-content imaging experiments across a wide range of organisms. Our Team aims to iterate on existing tools and build flexible pipelines for image processing and statistical analysis that will be deployed&nbsp; for different experimental needs, whether that is through collaboration with scientists at Arcadia or shared openly in the broader community.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt">We believe there is untapped potential to extract quantitative information from data-rich videos of live organisms moving in 3D over time. Whether we are working with datasets generated in-house or from open-source data, </span><span style="font-size: 15px">our goal is to be able to input largely label-free images (DIC/Phase/autofluorescence), quickly get a sense</span><span style="font-size: 12pt"> of the distribution of data on many features in the image, and robustly test hypotheses through statistical analysis.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt">Within 3 months, you should be able to develop computational pipelines that input raw microscopy data and process the data appropriately, extract quantitative metrics, and statistically evaluate the signal. You should feel ready to implement specific statistical analyses to evaluate the composition of high-resolution images in terms of fine features, volumes of specific shapes and sizes, and identify other signatures without a priori knowledge. You should be able to implement comparative analyses of the morphology and motility of cells/organisms from video data.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt">Within the first 6 months, you may also enable new imaging approaches by combining computational algorithms with collecting different types of microscopy data. You may employ machine-learning models to analyze imaging data in high-throughput ways. Throughout this time, you will be solving analysis problems for different projects and collaboratively writing short publications on this work.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px">If you are a curious person with programming and analytical skills that sound complementary to these types of data, and have a strong background in statistical analysis, please review the responsibilities and answer the questions below.&nbsp;</span></div>

A Bit About Us:
We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly collaborative and motivated scientist who is excited about statistical analysis of microscopy data and generating computational tools for biologists. With this hire, we plan to expand functionality in high-content image analysis and expand the predictive capacity of novel features from multi-modal data types. We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a team environment and responds well to the fast pace and iterative nature of experimental work. Enthusiasm for open science is required as we publish our work in smaller units, quickly, and iteratively. 

The overarching goal of the Microscopy Team’s efforts at Arcadia is to enable discovery across the tree of life using label-free image-based experimental approaches. As a part of Arcadia’s Discovery Platform, we are pursuing tools and approaches that are highly adaptable and scalable as we build capacity for high-content imaging experiments across a wide range of organisms. Our Team aims to iterate on existing tools and build flexible pipelines for image processing and statistical analysis that will be deployed  for different experimental needs, whether that is through collaboration with scientists at Arcadia or shared openly in the broader community. 

We believe there is untapped potential to extract quantitative information from data-rich videos of live organisms moving in 3D over time. Whether we are working with datasets generated in-house or from open-source data, our goal is to be able to input largely label-free images (DIC/Phase/autofluorescence), quickly get a sense of the distribution of data on many features in the image, and robustly test hypotheses through statistical analysis. 

Within 3 months, you should be able to develop computational pipelines that input raw microscopy data and process the data appropriately, extract quantitative metrics, and statistically evaluate the signal. You should feel ready to implement specific statistical analyses to evaluate the composition of high-resolution images in terms of fine features, volumes of specific shapes and sizes, and identify other signatures without a priori knowledge. You should be able to implement comparative analyses of the morphology and motility of cells/organisms from video data. 

Within the first 6 months, you may also enable new imaging approaches by combining computational algorithms with collecting different types of microscopy data. You may employ machine-learning models to analyze imaging data in high-throughput ways. Throughout this time, you will be solving analysis problems for different projects and collaboratively writing short publications on this work.

If you are a curious person with programming and analytical skills that sound complementary to these types of data, and have a strong background in statistical analysis, please review the responsibilities and answer the questions below. 


<div><b style="font-size: 18px">A Bit About Us:</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organis</span>ms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 18px">The Opportunity:</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Arcadia is a combined platform company and biotech start-up incubator. The Engineering function within Arcadia involves creative and iterative implementation of scientific tools to solve biological research problems, with a particular focus on developing user-friendly, scalable solutions for the most critical and widely-used research tools in the company.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are seeking an experienced Scientist to join the Engineering function. The Scientist will convert research-grade biological techniques and processes developed in the company into scalable, reproducible workflows for maximum benefit across the organization. The Scientist will be a technical expert in assay/process development, lab automation, and molecular biology and will contribute their expertise to building multilateral functionality across these capabilities in the company.</span></div>

A Bit About Us:

We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.

The Opportunity:

Arcadia is a combined platform company and biotech start-up incubator. The Engineering function within Arcadia involves creative and iterative implementation of scientific tools to solve biological research problems, with a particular focus on developing user-friendly, scalable solutions for the most critical and widely-used research tools in the company.

We are seeking an experienced Scientist to join the Engineering function. The Scientist will convert research-grade biological techniques and processes developed in the company into scalable, reproducible workflows for maximum benefit across the organization. The Scientist will be a technical expert in assay/process development, lab automation, and molecular biology and will contribute their expertise to building multilateral functionality across these capabilities in the company.


<div><b style="font-size: 13pt">A Bit About Us:</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations int</span>o real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 13pt">The Opportunity:</b></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are looking for an innovative and collaborative scientist to join the </span><a href="https://research.arcadiascience.com/annotation" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">Functional Annotation</a><span style="font-size: 11pt"> team, where we employ comparative biology to study proteins across diverse organisms and unlock biological novelty. As part of Arcadia’s Discovery Platform, our team explores evolutionary patterns at the molecular scale by conceiving and crafting new methods, tools, and analyses using cutting edge biology and technology.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">In this role, you will engage collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to design, create, and iterate on user-focused workflows and tools for comparing protein families in diverse organisms. Your role will be to help us enhance our current computational functionality by refining existing structure-based </span><a href="https://research.arcadiascience.com/pub/resource-protein-cartography/release/5" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">protein comparison tools</a><span style="font-size: 11pt"> and by developing and deploying new expansions aimed at comparative protein biology. Enthusiasm for and participation in open science is also required as we routinely share our findings via our open source Pubs and GitHub.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Our ideal candidate should have deep knowledge of protein biology and state of the art tools for computationally studying proteins (think AlphaFold, Foldseek, docking tools, molecular dynamics, etc). Additionally, they should have computational expertise and experience with statistical analysis. If this sounds like you, please review the responsibilities and requirements below and consider submitting your application.</span></div>

A Bit About Us:

We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an innovative and collaborative scientist to join the Functional Annotation team, where we employ comparative biology to study proteins across diverse organisms and unlock biological novelty. As part of Arcadia’s Discovery Platform, our team explores evolutionary patterns at the molecular scale by conceiving and crafting new methods, tools, and analyses using cutting edge biology and technology.

In this role, you will engage collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to design, create, and iterate on user-focused workflows and tools for comparing protein families in diverse organisms. Your role will be to help us enhance our current computational functionality by refining existing structure-based protein comparison tools and by developing and deploying new expansions aimed at comparative protein biology. Enthusiasm for and participation in open science is also required as we routinely share our findings via our open source Pubs and GitHub.

Our ideal candidate should have deep knowledge of protein biology and state of the art tools for computationally studying proteins (think AlphaFold, Foldseek, docking tools, molecular dynamics, etc). Additionally, they should have computational expertise and experience with statistical analysis. If this sounds like you, please review the responsibilities and requirements below and consider submitting your application.


<div><b style="font-size: 11pt">A Bit About Us:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">The Opportunity:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Arcadia is a combined platform company + start-up incubator, which we denote internally as Discovery and Translation. We are seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial scientist to manage early-stage Translation research at Arcadia. These research efforts are the beginning points from which we incubate potential start-ups.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Broadly, Arcadia’s translational portfolio is currently focused on problems in therapeutics.&nbsp; Our Translation teams leverage our Discovery platform, which develops computational and experimental tools that accelerate comparative analyses across taxonomic and biological scales. Evolutionary trends identified through this work will generate predictions for where innovation has occurred in biology, guiding our strategic selection of translational problems and research organisms. For our company creation process, we conduct all our research at Arcadia, starting about two to three years earlier than your typical pre-seed start-up. We will incubate promising opportunities until approximately the Series A stage — at that point, they’ll spin out into new companies that Arcadia has a stake in.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">The lifecycle of translational efforts at Arcadia include several distinct phases, starting with rapid (&lt;6-9 months), exploratory pilots. The pilots are the starting point for evaluation of potential solutions and their underlying mechanisms by leveraging the Discovery platform tools. Pilots are designed to identify unique biological solutions that may be connected to critical scientific bottlenecks in therapeutics. We are seeking someone who can help strategize and coordinate efficient execution of 4–5 concurrent pilots per quarter as part of coordinated research sprints aimed at solving a specific therapeutic problem.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">This role will report to the CEO and work closely with the Translation team lead to move research pilots forward within the translation priorities of Arcadia. They will be responsible for agile and iterative management of research pilots, resources, timelines, milestones, and internal collaborations with the Discovery team. We anticipate rapid cycles of exploration, and Senior Managers will be responsible for ensuring clear, comprehensive documentation, including openly shared publications in some cases.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">The Senior Manager is also responsible for communicating between translation, discovery, project science, and software to ensure efficient collaboration and alignment of Arcadia’s goal. The main success criteria for this role is in throughput of pilot projects per time period, cycle time, and increasing success of pilots through to the following stages.</span></div>

A Bit About Us:
We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.

The Opportunity:
Arcadia is a combined platform company + start-up incubator, which we denote internally as Discovery and Translation. We are seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial scientist to manage early-stage Translation research at Arcadia. These research efforts are the beginning points from which we incubate potential start-ups.

Broadly, Arcadia’s translational portfolio is currently focused on problems in therapeutics.  Our Translation teams leverage our Discovery platform, which develops computational and experimental tools that accelerate comparative analyses across taxonomic and biological scales. Evolutionary trends identified through this work will generate predictions for where innovation has occurred in biology, guiding our strategic selection of translational problems and research organisms. For our company creation process, we conduct all our research at Arcadia, starting about two to three years earlier than your typical pre-seed start-up. We will incubate promising opportunities until approximately the Series A stage — at that point, they’ll spin out into new companies that Arcadia has a stake in.

The lifecycle of translational efforts at Arcadia include several distinct phases, starting with rapid (<6-9 months), exploratory pilots. The pilots are the starting point for evaluation of potential solutions and their underlying mechanisms by leveraging the Discovery platform tools. Pilots are designed to identify unique biological solutions that may be connected to critical scientific bottlenecks in therapeutics. We are seeking someone who can help strategize and coordinate efficient execution of 4–5 concurrent pilots per quarter as part of coordinated research sprints aimed at solving a specific therapeutic problem.

This role will report to the CEO and work closely with the Translation team lead to move research pilots forward within the translation priorities of Arcadia. They will be responsible for agile and iterative management of research pilots, resources, timelines, milestones, and internal collaborations with the Discovery team. We anticipate rapid cycles of exploration, and Senior Managers will be responsible for ensuring clear, comprehensive documentation, including openly shared publications in some cases.

The Senior Manager is also responsible for communicating between translation, discovery, project science, and software to ensure efficient collaboration and alignment of Arcadia’s goal. The main success criteria for this role is in throughput of pilot projects per time period, cycle time, and increasing success of pilots through to the following stages.


<div><b style="font-size: 11pt">A Bit About Us:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into r</span>eal-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms.&nbsp;Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">The Opportunity:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Building a strong and creative data science team is critical to our success. Arcadia’s ambitious research goals require strategic integration of software engineering, computational biology, and machine learning tools across all aspects of our science. We are seeking experienced, impact-oriented Software Engineers to join our growing team. Our ideal candidate for this role has strong computational skills, experience working in a fast-paced environment, and has a natural engineering mindset. We are looking for excellent builders and problem solvers.&nbsp;&nbsp;Top candidates will have fluency in multiple coding languages (e.g. R, bash, Python), and will easily adapt to conducting analyses on different computational infrastructures such as AWS cloud computing. Given our goal of making our tools as open as possible while respecting the licenses of the underlying software and our translational goals, open source software experience is a big plus. You can learn more about our approach to computing at Arcadia </span><a href="https://research.arcadiascience.com/useful-computing" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">here</a><span style="font-size: 11pt"> and check our existing projects on </span><a href="https://github.com/Arcadia-Science" style="font-size: 11pt" class="postings-link">GitHub</a><span style="font-size: 11pt">.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 11pt">Open Search:</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt">Note that this is an open search. For open searches, we provide a guiding framework below on general skills and expertise we need at Arcadia. We encourage candidates to be forthcoming about strengths and career goals. This search does not have a rigid timeline, so our response times may vary. Candidates should let us know of any relevant timing constraints on their end.</span></div>

A Bit About Us:
We are Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to transform evolutionary innovations into real-world solutions by openly developing more efficient, replicable, and sustainable ways to leverage the biology of diverse organisms. Scientists at Arcadia share as much of their research as possible to gather community feedback and accelerate scientific progress.

The Opportunity:
Building a strong and creative data science team is critical to our success. Arcadia’s ambitious research goals require strategic integration of software engineering, computational biology, and machine learning tools across all aspects of our science. We are seeking experienced, impact-oriented Software Engineers to join our growing team. Our ideal candidate for this role has strong computational skills, experience working in a fast-paced environment, and has a natural engineering mindset. We are looking for excellent builders and problem solvers.  Top candidates will have fluency in multiple coding languages (e.g. R, bash, Python), and will easily adapt to conducting analyses on different computational infrastructures such as AWS cloud computing. Given our goal of making our tools as open as possible while respecting the licenses of the underlying software and our translational goals, open source software experience is a big plus. You can learn more about our approach to computing at Arcadia here and check our existing projects on GitHub.

Open Search:
Note that this is an open search. For open searches, we provide a guiding framework below on general skills and expertise we need at Arcadia. We encourage candidates to be forthcoming about strengths and career goals. This search does not have a rigid timeline, so our response times may vary. Candidates should let us know of any relevant timing constraints on their end.


We have taken the leap to pursue, sustain, and harness biological exploration across the tree of life. Our values show up in what we do, not just what we say.

prachee.avasthi@arcadiascience.com;eatocso@arcadiascience.com

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UYwqrQIAAAAJ&hl=en

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/prachee-avasthi

Prachee is the Co-Founder and CSO, and she joins Arcadia from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth where she is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Prachee is also the President of ASAPbio. Her PhD is in Neuroscience from the University of Utah. Prachee’s favorite organisms are single-celled eukaryotes ideal for studying cytoskeletal machines including ciliates, parasites, and algae.

Seemay is the Co-Founder and CEO. She joins Arcadia from UCSF where she was an Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Biophysics. She received a PhD in Molecular Cell Biology from UC Berkeley. Seemay's favorite organisms are parasites of all kinds, especially those crazy venomous blood-feeders.

Jed McCaleb is a Co-Founder and Advisor to the CEO. He is the Founder of the Astera Institute, which is dedicated to improving the process of science. He also co-founded the Stellar Development Foundation and created eDonkey2000, one of the largest file-sharing networks in its time. His favorite organisms are the aliens among us, the octopus.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=CiwSwLwAAAAJ&gmla=AJsN

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/adair-borges

Adair was a Miller Research Fellow at UC Berkeley and she received her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from UCSF. Her favorite organisms are vultures (and their microbiome), because of the unique adaptations that make them tolerant to microbial toxins found in decaying food.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iOah-RkAAAAJ&hl=en

Brae received her PhD from Dartmouth College. Brae’s favorite organisms are anything with unusual cytoskeletons, especially Archaea.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-braverman222/

https://www.pubpub.org/user/ben-braverman

Ben received a BS in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. His favorite organisms are capybaras — their serene attitude is inspiring.

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/feridun-celebi

Prior to joining, Mert was the VP of Engineering at Curative, a COVID-19 testing and vaccination company, leading the engineering team to build software to run labs, testing sites, billing, and patient experience. His favorite organism is Carcharodon carcharias, aka the great white shark.

Keith received a PhD in Biophysics from UC Berkeley, where he studied chromosome conformation during meiosis in the nematode C. elegans. Prior to joining Arcadia, he was a software engineer at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub in San Francisco. His favorite organism is Pinus lambertiana, the sugar pine, for its graceful crown structure, enormous cones, and prominent role in the montane forests of the Sierra Nevada.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-doran-726286175/

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/tori-doran

Tori is part of Trove Biolabs at Arcadia Science. She received her BA in Biology from Clark University. Her favorite emerging research organisms are regenerative marine organisms.

https://scholar.google.de/citations?hl=en&tzom=420&user=QhwybvUAAAAJ

https://www.pubpub.org/user/rachel-dutton

Rachel was previously a Professor of Biological Sciences at UCSD. Rachel received a PhD in Microbiology from Harvard Medical School and was then a Bauer Fellow at Harvard University. Rachel's favorite organisms are the wonderful microbes that make cheese and other fermented foods so delicious.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?pli=1&authuser=1&user=R5xp_y4AAAAJ

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-essock-burns-phd-47795319a

https://www.pubpub.org/user/tara-essock-burns

Tara was previously a Research Associate at the Carnegie Institution for Science with a focus on imaging host-microbe interactions. Tara received her PhD from Duke University in Marine Science and Conservation and was a postdoc at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her favorite organisms are the Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes, and its bioluminescent bacterial partner, Vibrio fischeri, because they continually reveal something new about their symbiosis while they’re under the microscope.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/behnom-farboud-4467953/

https://www.pubpub.org/user/behnom-farboud

Bobby is part of Trove Biolabs at Arcadia Science. He previously was a Scientist with Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UC Berkeley. He received his PhD at UC Davis. Bobby’s current favorite emerging research organism is the emerald green sea slug, E. chlorotica, due to its ability to build structures akin to solar cells from the food it eats!

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=4yzT7cIAAAAJ

https://www.linkedin.com/in/galo-garcia-831608aa/

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/galo-garcia

Galo was previously a Postdoctoral Scholar at UCSF. He earned a PhD from UC Berkeley in Molecular and Cell Biology. His favorite emerging research organisms are protists because they harbor biological innovations that enable life in unexpected locations and conditions.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PMcAnZEAAAAJ&hl=en

Ilya previously led the high-throughput screening effort at a biotech company. Before that, he co-managed the GENIE project at HHMI Janelia, working on developing novel molecular tools to study brain activity. He received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech. His favorite organism is the Chordodes formosanus, a brain control parasite!

Claire was previously a Research Associate and Animal Technician. Claire received her Master's in Agriculture with an emphasis in Animal Science at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Claire's favorite organisms are her rabbits, George and Nova, as they have been her constant companions.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lGgNSvAAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-dale-macquarrie-bbb89258/

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/cameron-macquarrie

Cameron was previously a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He received a PhD from SUNY Upstate Medical University. Cameron's favorite organisms are the amoeboid members of the Chlorarachniophyte group of "green spider" algae.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kEPXDgUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Prior to joining, Dave was a tenured Associate Professor at Stony Brook University. Although Dave loves nematodes, his favorite organisms are marine invertebrates like ctenophores, who he hopes will teach us so many interesting things about how animal life evolved on Earth.

https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=OJFxBWMAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.pubpub.org/user/elizabeth-mcdaniel-2

Elizabeth was previously a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of British Columbia and received her PhD in Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Her favorite organism is Orcinus orca, aka the killer whale.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3DziJHoAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-mcgeever

https://www.pubpub.org/user/erin-mcgeever

Prior to joining Arcadia, Erin was part of the data sciences team at CZ Biohub. Her favorite organism is Botryllus schlosseri (star tunicate), which has a fascinating life cycle.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=jTqxgPUAAAAJ

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mets-07051b197/

Dave received his PhD from UC Berkeley, where he studied the molecular mechanisms that regulate genomic recombination during gamete production in C. elegans. Prior to joining Arcadia, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar at UCSF, where he studied genetic and experiential influences on learned songbird vocalizations. He loves all organisms equally!

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=PKWisyAAAAAJ

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manon-morin-b4a056229/

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/manon-morin

Manon was previously a Postdoctoral Scholar at UCSD. She received her PhD in Microbiology from the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Toulouse (INSA Toulouse - France). Although she studies microscopic and amazing microbes, Manon’s favorite organisms are apes and, more specifically, orangutans.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=D2p0n-8AAAAJ

https://www.pubpub.org/user/austin-patton

Austin previously studied evolutionary diversification of vertebrates, including salamanders, Anolis lizards, and Tasmanian devils. Austin received his PhD from Washington State University and was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley. His favorite organisms are lungless salamanders, as they are irresponsibly cute, wildly abundant, and have massive, bloated genomes.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RPOCYI4AAAAJ&hl

Alba was previously a postdoctoral researcher, first at Ecole Polytechnique (France) working on infrared spectroscopy in material science and then at UCSF developing optical tools for brain imaging. She received her PhD in Optics from Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain). Her favorite organisms are the hummingbirds because of their unique colored wings with rapid flapping rates.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lYAAIg0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/kira-poskanzer

Kira is part of Trove Biolabs at Arcadia Science. She was previously an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF and received her PhD in Neuroscience from UCSF. Her favorite emerging research area is understudied cell types in the brain.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=c7emcE4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

https://www.linkedin.com/in/atanas-d-radkov-926567116/

https://www.pubpub.org/user/atanas-radkov

Prior to joining, Atanas was a Postdoctoral Scholar at UCSF and Indiana University, and he received a PhD from the University of Kentucky. Atanas’ favorite organisms are the nudibranchs because they seem like a creature out of a computer game!

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VC87UfMAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-reiter-aa8b3462/

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/taylor-reiter

Taylor was previously a postdoctoral fellow at University of Colorado, Anschutz. She received her PhD at UC Davis. Taylor's favorite organisms are all of the microbes we haven't seen or sequenced yet.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZUanqnMAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-reitman-2a356b198/

https://www.pubpub.org/user/michael-reitman

Michael received his PhD in Neuroscience from UCSF. His favorite organisms are corvids because of their intelligence and social nature.

https://www.pubpub.org/user/maryclare-rollins

MaryClare (MC) Rollins is is part of Trove Biolabs at Arcadia Science. Before joining, MC studied the molecular mechanisms of CRISPR complexes at Montana State University. Her favorite emerging research organisms are ticks, but she's also partial to bacteriophages (and their hosts).

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A1cxRLIAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-sun-57740532/

Dennis received a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley, where he studied the evolution and development of crustaceans. His favorite organisms are parrots and crows — highly intelligent and social birds with incredible learning, mimicry, and memory.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-weiss-939559124/

Emily received her PhD in Biological Sciences from UC San Diego. Her favorite organisms are southern sea otters because of their amazing adaptations, such as their extraordinarily dense fur, their use of tools, and their unusually high metabolic rate.

Harper received a BS in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. After a brief interlude as a writer and a classical archaeologist, Harper is back in the lab to provide support to the scientists and the lab operations team. Her favorite organisms are pigs due to their high intelligence and tight social bonds — plus, who doesn’t love to wallow in mud?

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=5j0nqU8AAAAJ

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/ryan-york

Ryan York was previously a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University. He received a PhD in Ecology and Evolution from Stanford’s Biology Department. His favorite organisms are dogs, due to their fascinating co-evolution with humans.

Prior to joining, Jennifer she was a Chief of Staff and Director of Special Projects at Lens of Sport and a Lacrosse Coach at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics. She received a BA in Art from Scripps College and her MSc in Sports Policy, Management, and International Development from The University of Edinburgh. Jennifer’s favorite organisms are elephants, as they have amazing memories and strong social bonds amongst their families.

Prior to joining Arcadia, Cassandra worked in management and operations providing senior-level support for a logistics company. She has a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Western Governors University. Her favorite organism is the Japanese honey bee (Apis cerana japonica) because of their thermoregulatory behavior. They ambush their enemy and cook them in a bee ball of lethal temperatures.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=C5sjIS8AAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hochstrasser/

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/megan-hochstrasser-2

Megan previously led science communication and outreach at the Innovative Genomics Institute. She received her PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley. Her favorite organisms are ants, gibbons, and dogs, because they're fascinating, athletic, and cute, respectively.

Prior to joining Arcadia, Katie was a partner at Shay Glenn LLP where she counseled early-stage life science clients on intellectual property and strategic innovation. Katie received her MEng from MIT and her JD from the University of Michigan. Katie’s favorite organisms are fireflies because of their ability to synchronously light up the night sky and bring her back to her childhood in the Midwest.

Peter joined Arcadia from Cruise, where he helped scale the deployment of autonomous cars in San Francisco. He has an MBA and Master of Engineering from UC Berkeley. His favorite organism is the beaver for its profound and wide-ranging environmental impacts.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminebneal/

Most recently, Jas led Engineered Matter Labs — a protein-based materials design team focusing on engineering spider silk-inspired proteins to serve as a humectant in skin care. Previously, she was the Co-Founder leading product and operations at Tune, where some of their clients included lululemon, Google, Northwell Health, and JW Marriott. Her favorite organism at the moment is Alocasia reginula, as she's curious as to how a bio-based material can be engineered to replicate its velvety leaf texture.

During her career, Lara has invested in, worked with, and worked for mission-driven startups in media, healthcare, food, and sustainability. While she's not currently a biologist, she majored in Human Biology at Stanford but took a left turn to get her MBA at MIT to double down on innovation design. When not noshing on cheese and tinned fish, you can find her cooking seven-course dinners, playing volleyball, or doing the New York Times crossword. Her favorite organism is the lobster because they can perpetually regenerate their telomeres.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laney-robbins

Prior to this role, Laney worked in the legal field as a paralegal and associate jury consultant. She received a BS in Neuroscience from Santa Clara University. Her favorite organism is the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, because these graceful and powerful beauties keep marine ecosystems balanced.

https://research.arcadiascience.com/user/robert-roth

Prior to joining Arcadia, Robert worked as a Publishing Specialist at Scribe Media, a non-traditional book publisher. He received his BA in English (language and linguistics specialization) from the University of Nevada, Reno. Robert’s favorite organism is the mountain lion, Puma concolor, because it has the most common names of any mammal — likely due to it also having the largest historic range of any land mammal found in the Americas.

Prior to joining the team, Eric worked in facilities management for nine years in biopharmaceutical, biotech, and national lab settings. Eric's favorite organism is the German Shepherd Dog because of their loyalty and drive.

Prior to Arcadia, Christina worked for over a decade at Plexxikon Inc. and contributed to the success of two marketed drugs, Zelboraf and Pexidartinib. She received her BS in Biology from Cal State East Bay. Christina is intrigued by the Elysia atroviridis sea slugs due to the fact they can decapitate their own heads and regrow their entire bodies — a real life horror movie!

Prior to joining Arcadia, Greg was a Director of Engineering Strategy and Operations at Twitter. He received a BA in Economics from Pomona College. Greg’s favorite organism are dolphins because they are playful, social, and intelligent.

Arcadia is a team of mission-driven optimists

Co-Founders

Prachee Avasthi

Seemay Chou

Jed McCaleb

Scientists

Adair Borges

Brae Bigge

Ben Braverman

Feridun Mert Celebi

Keith Cheveralls

Tori Doran

Rachel Dutton

Tara Essock-Burns

Bobby Farboud

Galo Garcia

Ilya Kolb

Claire Kwon

Cameron MacQuarrie

David Matus

Elizabeth McDaniel

Erin McGeever

David Mets

Manon Morin

Austin Patton

Alba Peinado

Kira Poskanzer

Atanas Radkov

Taylor Reiter

Michael Reitman

MaryClare Rollins

Dennis Sun

Emily Weiss

Harper Wood

Ryan York

Operations

Jennifer Cohen

Cassandra Heitman

Megan Hochstrasser

Katie Kelleher

Peter Kohli

Jasmine Neal

Lara Ortiz-Luis

Laney Robbins

Robert Roth

Eric Tafoya

Christina Tantoy

Greg Wright

Advisors

Jonathan Eisen

Michael Eisen

Amro Hamdoun

Wyatt Korff

Kelly Moynihan

Becky Pferdehirt

Josh Pottel

Noah Whiteman

Open positions

Choose-Your-Own-Adventure

Creative Director

Project Scientist, Open Search

Science Editor, Publishing

Science Illustrator, Publishing

Scientist, Image Analysis

Scientist, Process Development

Scientist, Protein Bioinformatics

Senior Manager, Translation Projects

Software Engineer, Open Search

Arcadia Science is based in Berkeley, CA.