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
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