Reports to: CEO

Location: Philadelphia, hybrid: remote + on-site lab work.

Employment type: Full-time

Travel: Occasional local travel for team offsites

About us

GoGo’s mission is to help older adults age independently in their home for as long as possible. Today we do that by supporting them with their errands. For us to ever meaningfully advance the mission, we’d like to use our position as one of the largest membership groups of home bound older adults to advance science that helps address the age related diseases that impact them.

Role overview

We are seeking a scientist to lead a research program using longitudinally collected blood samples from older adults. Together with those blood samples, we have a lot of ambient information about them: what we’ve delivered to them to eat, what their homes look like, if they’re a smoker, etc. You will design and execute studies, pursue external funding through grants, and partner closely with clinical/operations teams on blood sample collection, processing, and biobanking. This is a hands-on role spanning grant writing, study design, and field/lab-adjacent sample workflows.

Key responsibilities

Research & science

Design and lead observational and/or interventional studies using serial blood samples from older adult cohorts
Define research questions, endpoints, and analysis plans related to aging, health trajectories, and/or blood-based biomarkers
Oversee sample metadata, longitudinal linkage, quality control, and data integrity
Analyze or collaborate on analysis of assay, clinical, and longitudinal outcomes data; publish and present findings
Stay current on aging biology, biomarkers, and relevant assay technologies

Grants & funding

Identify funding opportunities (NIH, foundations, industry partners, other sponsors)
Lead or co-lead grant proposals: aims, significance, approach, biosketches, budgets, and supporting documents
Manage funded projects including timelines, milestones, reporting, and compliance
Build collaborations with academic, clinical, and industry partners to strengthen proposals and science

Sample collection & operations

Help design and refine blood collection protocols (consent, visit schedule, tubes/anticoagulants, processing, storage, shipping)
Support or supervise collection workflows with participants, phlebotomy staff, clinics, or home-visit teams as applicable
Ensure adherence to IRB/ethics, HIPAA/privacy, biosafety, and chain-of-custody requirements
Coordinate with labs and vendors for processing, aliquoting, assays, and long-term storage
Troubleshoot collection/logistics issues and continuously improve yield, quality, and participant experience

Team & leadership

Mentor research assistants as the program scales
Communicate progress clearly to leadership and cross-functional partners

Required qualifications

PhD (or equivalent) in biology, biochemistry, immunology, epidemiology, geriatric science, translational medicine, or related field; or MD/DO with substantial research experience
Demonstrated experience with human biospecimen research, preferably plasma, sera or PBMCs
Track record of grant writing (as PI, co-I, or major contributor) and/or funded proposals
Experience with IRB protocols, informed consent, and human subjects research compliance
Strong scientific writing and project management skills
Ability to work directly with multidisciplinary clinical/ops teams
Experience harvesting plasma, sera & PBMCs from whole blood

Preferred qualifications

Experience in aging / geroscience / geriatric cohorts
Familiarity with blood biomarker platforms (e.g., proteomics, metabolomics, inflammatory markers, epigenetic clocks, clinical chemistry)
Prior responsibility for biobanking, sample SOPs, or multicenter collection
Experience with statistical analysis of longitudinal data (or close collaboration with biostatisticians)
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals

What success looks like (first 12-18 months)

Reliable longitudinal collection pipeline running with high sample quality and documentation
At least 2 competitive grant submissions led or co-led
Clear research roadmap and early analyses / manuscripts in progress

Interview Process

The Interview Process

Apply here

1st Round: 20 minute intro call with hiring manager

2nd Round: 45 minute deep dive about candidate’s background, covering relevant grant writing experience

3rd Round, Case Study: Specific Aims one page project proposal of a research question the candidate would explore with our cohort’s data. The one sheet should have:

Unmet need
Central question / hypothesis
Aims
Impact/Deliverables

Note: no need to spec out an Approach or an Ask from a funder

4th Round: 30 minute panel Interview with team

5th Round: Two 15 minute Reference Checks

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