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Senior ML Scientist, AI for Protein Engineering

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

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Bio & Science AIonsitesenior$268k–$358k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Develop generative models moving protein designs from in silico to wet-lab leads.
  • Own applied ML workflows for protein engineering campaigns end to end.
  • Turn wet-lab successes and failures into better models and design principles.

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

Ideal candidate

Senior ML scientist with deep intuition for protein biology who loves therapeutic impact. Thrives collaborating with wet-lab teams, turning experimental results into better models and design principles.

Requirements

  • PhD in Computational Biology, Computer Science, ML, Biophysics, Bioengineering or related field
  • Track record applying ML to protein design or biologics engineering
  • Hands-on experience developing modern AI methods
  • Intuition for therapeutic biologics design and experimental validation
  • Ability to drive applied research independently to experimental validation
  • Strong collaboration across ML, biology 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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