About the role
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)
