Senior Scientist, Production

The role

This Senior Scientist owns assay quality, data QC, controls, and production troubleshooting across the experimental pipeline. You will troubleshoot production failures, develop SOPs, and mentor a growing production team.

What you will do

• Troubleshoot production failures across the full pipeline.
• Develop and document SOPs for new assays.
• Mentor a growing production team.
• Set quality standards, review data, and train new hires.
• Collaborate with researchers, laboratory technicians, and automation engineers on protocol optimization.
• Work with software on LabOS protocol integration.
• Own the relationship between assay science and throughput.

Required qualifications

• Deep hands-on expertise in protein production: expression (E. coli, mammalian, cell-free), purification (IMAC, SEC), and biophysical characterization (BLI and SPR at minimum).
• PhD in protein biochemistry, biophysics, or a relevant field.
• 3–5 years in a production or development role at a CRO, foundry, or high-throughput lab.
• Experience with high-throughput workflows.
• Experience with 96-well plates and liquid handlers.
• Experience managing or training junior scientists.

About the company

Adaptyv is building an automated lab that lets AI agents run biology experiments. They are a fast growing biotech company building infrastructure that gives AI agents access to the physical world.