Research Scientist

Are you ready to join Connecticut Innovation’s vibrant community of innovators? Connecticut Innovations ( CI ) is Connecticut’s strategic venture capital arm, and we are passionate about serving our portfolio of 220+ companies across various industries, with strengths in life sciences, technology, and climate tech.

Come join one of our quickly growing portfolio companies, Perosphere Technologies!

Perosphere Technologies is hiring an Associate Research Scientist to join the R&D team based in Danbury, CT! This will be an onsite role, 5 days a week.

About Perosphere Technologies

Perosphere Technologies is changing the way decisions are made for patients at risk for bleeding. A private medical technologies company, Perosphere is focused on development and commercialization of the novel PoC (point-of-care) Coagulometer, which informs diagnosis, treatment, and prevention through precision data, made immediately accessible to all.

It is the only point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tool that effectively and swiftly tests clotting times across drug classes, including Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs).

The fast diagnosis and related appropriate treatment decisions the PoC Coagulometer enables will help establish a new standard of care in hospital emergency departments for patients at risk for bleeding and has the potential to improve efficiency, provide significant cost savings, and better patient outcomes.

Perosphere Technologies is funded by Advantage Capital Partners, Ambit Health Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Ogden, and others, and has been awarded multiple federal grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Associate Research Scientist Summary :

You will be working as a member of the R&D team in a research scientist role at our Danbury site, supporting R&D projects, pre-clinical and clinical studies.

The role will also encompass support of additional company sites and training of end users / clinical partners on operation of PoC Coagulometer.

As such, travel up to 20% of the time is required.

The Day to Day :

• Support ongoing preclinical & R&D work on further in-vitro validation of Perosphere ClotChek
• Assist in sample handling, sample running, data collection and record keeping
• Support ongoing clinical studies : patient screening, clinical documentation, sample processing and other tasks related to clinical data collection
• Assist in maintaining R&D inventory of Perosphere ClotChek, cuvettes, whole blood controls and other components of the Perosphere ClotChek platform
• Summarize and present data using Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

This role may be a fit for you if :

• BS degree required, MS degree preferred, in Chemistry, Biology, Chemical or Biomedical Engineering or related engineering / scientific field
• You have previous experience in basic laboratory research
• You bring knowledge in analytical method and assay development
• You have strong awareness of chemistry / bio laboratory instrumentation
• You are fundamental knowledge in analytical chemistry, biochemistry / molecular biology and hematology is preferred
• You're adaptable and flexible
• You're an excellent communicator both oral and written
• You're a self-starter who loves to dive into solving complex problems
• You've already worked for a startup or have excitement to contribute to a fast-paced, startup environment

Why Work at Perosphere Technologies?

• 1 out of 3 DOAC Patient Admissions are incorrectly diagnosed and treated
• Perosphere’s Coagulometer (ClotChek) is the only PoC device that can test coagulation in patients on DOACs
• $1 billion market opportunity across Emergency Department, DOAC Outpatient, and Heparin Inpatient segments
• $1 billion in cost reduction to hospitals and payers in the US, with improved standard of care
• Coagulometer readers and cuvettes manufactured under cGMP, ready for commercial production with launch in Europe in 2024 and U.S. to follow
• Company has doubled its employees in the last 15 months, with more planned hiring in 2024 and 2025

Perosphere Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.