Scientist, Biology

The role

You will embed with customer scientific teams to ensure the Medra platform achieves scientific outcomes. You will design and execute wet-lab experiments and provide scientific oversight during platform deployment.

What you will do

• Be the scientific subject matter expert to guide scoping and product development
• Design and execute wet-lab experiments to validate Physical AI against KPIs
• Deploy on-site to customer labs to validate science and conduct training
• Provide ongoing support as customers ramp up usage
• Own installation, QC, and troubleshooting for laboratory instruments
• Support internal R&D on new protocols and assays
• Keep detailed experimental records and documentation
• Communicate results clearly, succinctly, and on-time

Required qualifications

• Master's degree + 3 years of experience OR PhD in biological sciences or related field
• Deep scientific expertise evidenced by a track record of top-tier publications or presentations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within a team
• Innate curiosity about science and technology

Nice to have

• Expertise in adapting scientific workflows for execution with robotics and automation equipment / instrumentation
• Hands-on experience with emerging AI/ML tools and technologies
• Familiarity with enterprise software platforms and integrations with lab systems (ELN, LIMS, etc.)
• Experience in dynamic, start-up environments

Benefits

• Significant equity ownership
• 401k
• Medical insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• Weekday lunches and dinners
• Relocation benefits

About the company

Medra uses AI, robotics, and biology to accelerate life science research to eradicate disease. The team consists of engineers and scientists from companies like Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, and Neuralink.