Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Experimental Biology)

Job summary

Responsibilities

We're seeking an exceptional Research Scientist to join the team. As a founding member of Life Sciences, you'll work in a high-impact group that operates at the intersection of computational and experimental biology.

• Design, execute, and iterate on the experimental programs at the core of the team's research: molecular biology, biochemistry, protein and nucleic acid characterization…
• Partner directly with computational biologists to design experiments that produce high-quality, analysis-ready data, and feed results back fast enough to immediately inform the…
• Generate and prioritize hypotheses by combining your experimental judgment with the literature, curated biological knowledge bases, and the team's computational predictions
• Use Claude and our internal agent frameworks heavily in your own work — for experimental planning, protocol development, and data interpretation — and feed what you learn back to…

What they're looking for

• Have a Ph.D. in a biological science (molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, computational biology) or a related field
• Have a track record of bridging biological domain knowledge with computational approaches to solve real scientific problems
• Have basic proficiency in Python and are familiar with ML development practices
• Are comfortable navigating ambiguity and developing solutions in rapidly evolving research environments
• Can work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with cross-functional teams

Tech stack

• Python