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ML Scientist I/II, AI for Protein Engineering

Lila Sciences · San Francisco, CA USA · San Francisco, CA

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Bio & Science AIonsitemid-level$176k–$304k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build generative models that move protein designs from hypothesis to wet-lab leads.
  • Partner with wet-lab teams to turn design results into improved models.
  • Build evaluation frameworks for challenging biologics design problems.

What they offer

  • Bonus potential
  • Early-stage equity
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance
  • Flexible time off with company holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Educational assistance program
  • Commuter benefits and subsidized lunch

Ideal candidate

ML scientist with strong fundamentals and curiosity for protein biology who enjoys turning therapeutic questions into models and learning from wet-lab results with experimental collaborators.

Requirements

  • PhD in Computational Biology, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Biophysics, Bioengineering, or related quantitative field
  • Experience applying machine learning to protein design, biologics engineering, or related biomolecular design problems
  • Strong ML fundamentals with hands-on experience developing, adapting, training, or evaluating modern AI methods
  • Fluency with biological sequence, structure, function, developability, or experimental validation considerations
  • Ability to translate therapeutic or biological objectives into computational design problems and evaluation plans
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills across ML, biology, experimental science, and software teams

Lab profile

About Lila Sciences

Building an autonomous science platform where AI, automation, and biology co-evolve for medicine and materials.

What they build

  • Autonomous Science Platform
  • AI-designed biologics validated in wet-lab
  • Electro-optic materials and photonic devices

Known for

  • Large-scale automated data generation
  • High-throughput protein purification and analytics
  • Protein design and BioML modeling
  • Robotic orchestration and lab simulation
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