Scientist, Assay & Automation Development

The role

You will develop new scientific capabilities and translate manual wet-lab protocols into robotic workflows. You will lead research projects from hypothesis through data analysis using computational tools and LLMs.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and validate experimental methods
• Establish new capabilities such as protein expression and purification, ribosome display, mRNA display, and cDNA display
• Adapt methods across disciplines
• Lead research projects from hypothesis and experimental design through execution, data analysis, and iteration
• Use data, computational tools, and LLMs to accelerate experimental design, troubleshooting, and analysis
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to integrate new capabilities into automated systems
• Translate complex, manual wet-lab protocols into reliable, reproducible robotic workflows
• Build and optimize experiments for liquid handling robots
• Support the research team in the adoption of automated protocols

Required qualifications

• PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, or a closely related wet-lab discipline
• Strong hands-on experience in molecular biology techniques, including PCR, cell culture, and sequencing
• Experience developing, troubleshooting, and optimizing biological workflows
• Practical expertise in protein expression
• Experience with high-throughput display technologies (ribosome, mRNA, cDNA, or phage display)
• Hands-on experience scaling workflows and improving throughput, reliability, and reproducibility through robotics
• Experience using LLMs and computational tools in scientific work
• Data analysis skills to evaluate experimental results and guide decisions
• Track record of developing, adapting, or implementing new methods to solve challenging research problems

About the company

Plasmidsaurus is on a mission to accelerate new cures and promote a healthier planet by unlocking a new level of productivity for scientists. They provide sequencing services and are expanding across all of genomics.