Noga Therapeutics

CAREERS

Embark on a journey with us to transform healthcare

Join our mission to redefine medical boundaries. We seek visionary scientists eager to make a lasting impact in health innovation.

Current open positions:

We are looking for a motivated scientist to join the team as a research scientist. The successful candidate will play a major role in helping design and develop a product candidate from early discovery phases through IND enabling studies. This is a great opportunity to take part in creatinga novel gene therapy modalityin a growing and dynamic start-up.

Responsibilities:

  • Execute and support experiments using cell culture and molecular biology methodologies.
  • Write protocols and SOPs according to industry practice.
  • Manage and maintain lab stocks and inventory.
  • Compile and present research data to internal teams

Requirements:

  • MSc or PhD in molecular biology, cell biology, or related fields.
  • Hands-on research experience, including cloning and cell culture techniques.
  • Team player.
  • Ability to work independently.

Please submit your resume to info@noga-tx.com

We are looking for a motivated PhD level Scientist to play a crucial leadership part in our core vector development team. If you seek a meaningful Job and relish the opportunity to shape the future of a young yet rapidly expanding start-up – this might be your opportunity.
The successful candidate will lead our efforts to develop and test a lentiviral vector for our Parkinson’s program.
The position requires adaptability, creativity, and a capacity for constant innovation in pursuit of company goals. The environment is exciting and fast-paced and offers the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of gene therapy research.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and construct a set of candidate lentiviral vectors.
  • Develop cell based and molecular biology assays for lead vector selection.
  • Conceive, design, and perform experiments independently.
  • Managed and coordinated third-party collaborators and CROs.
  • Mentor junior stuff members in laboratory research and techniques.
  • Keep abreast of new scientific/technology development by participating in scientific meetings and through regular scientific review.
  • Present all aspects of work to team, executive management, and outside collaborators.

Who should apply - Essential (must-have):

  • Ph.D. degree in molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, or related field
  • Hands-on research experience, including cell culture techniques.
  • Understanding of hematopoietic stem cell biology
  • Experience in assay development, calibration, and troubleshooting.
  • Excellent scientific writing and oral communication skills

Preferred (nice -to-have):

  • Drug discovery or pre-clinical development expertise.
  • Experience with cloning techniques, including Gibson assembly.
  • Extensive knowledge in gene or cell therapy.
  • Bioinformatics and data analysis skills.
  • Industry experience.

For more information and to apply contact info@noga-tx.com, please refer to the title of the position in your application.

Sefi Golan

President

A 22-year entrepreneur who founded a Nasdaq-listed company and has invested in
numerous businesses. Currently leads a family office. Holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics from Tel Aviv University.

Adam Brian

Head of Personalized Medicine at Lonza

Mr.  Adam Brian heads Lonza Personalized Medicine, which focuses on developing and bringing to market tools that enable research and development, scale out, and commercialization of patient scale cell therapies, with an emphasis on decentralized and point of care manufacturing. Mr. Brian  is a results-oriented leader with extensive experience in the life science and medical device industries. Proven track record of increasing revenue, improving operations, and building and leading high-performing teams. 

Dr. Eytan Abraham

VP, Business Head of Cell, Gene and Nucleic Acids Franchises, Resilience

 Dr. Eytan Abraham heads Resilience cell, gene and nucleic acids Franchises. Dr. Abraham holds a Ph.D. in developmental and molecular biology from the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, and a post-doctorate in cell-therapy and tissue engineering from the Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Abraham is an experienced scientist and business leader with expertise in basic and applied biological and cell therapy R&D as well as in management, technology, and commercialization.

Rafael Torgovicky MD, MBA

Chairman of the Board

An internationally recognized physician-entrepreneur, executive and investor, with over 20 years of clinical and industry healthcare experience. Founder at MedExplore Ventures and of a number of HealthTech/Biotech Companies. Previously, General Partner at a HealthTech PE fund and VP At Eli Lilly.

Dr. Yael Weiss

CEO - Mahzi Therapeutics

Dr. Yeal Weiss is currently CEO of Mahzi Therapeutics, a company focused on the development of therapies for ultra-rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Weiss completed her MD at Hadassah Medical School at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and her PhD at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. She has over 20 years of industry experience in medical/clinical and business development roles at Genzyme, Merck and Ultragenyx. Dr. Weiss is a member of the NIH driven Bespoke Gene Therapy (BCTG) consortium, ASGCT translational committee, N=1 collaborative and is a 2022 Termeer Fellow. Board member/advisor to ADNP and FOXG1 foundations.

Noam Baumatz

co-CEO

20 years of experience in complementary medicine, former head of the Chinese Medicine Unit at Sheba Hospital. Founder of the Association for Noga (Her Way), An advocate and director in the rare disease world. Holds a BSc. From Brighton University.

Liron Elkouby, PhD

Scientific Founder

Extensive experience in cell and gene therapy. Led the recently approved hemophilia A program at Spark Therapeutics and the earlyphase oncology development at Enlivex Therapeutics. Holding a PhD from the Technion.

Rafi Emmanuel, PhD

CTO

10 years of experience in leading R&D projects in the industry, with extensive understanding of gene & cell therapy, holding a PhD from the Weizmann institute.