Research Associate, Molecular Biology

present of AI; Lausanne; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptyv Bio is seeking a hands-on bench scientist in Lausanne to drive protein expression, DNA assembly, and binding/stability tests at high volume. You will work with cloning, PCR, and recombinant protein techniques while maintaining precise data tracking and protocol fidelity.

The role connects to AI-designed proteins and requires scripting for data handling. Candidates should be comfortable with analytical methods such as BLI, SPR, or nanoDSF and be able to adapt manual workflows for robotic

Qualifications

• This role requires hands-on bench experience with cloning, PCR and recombinant protein work.
• Experience using bioanalytical methods and writing small scripts for data handling is a plus.
• Attention to protocol and meticulous sample tracking is essential for high-volume work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct protein expression, DNA assembly, and binding or stability tests at high volume.
• Maintain careful tracking and strict adherence to protocols as hundreds of constructs move weekly.
• Collaborate with automation teams to streamline manual methods for robotic execution.

Skills

Hands-on cloning

PCR

Recombinant protein work

Python scripting

Tools

BLI

SPR

nanoDSF

Job description

This is a hands-on bench role running protein expression, DNA assembly and binding or stability tests at high volume. A strong candidate has done real cloning, PCR and recombinant protein work, has used a few analytical methods such as BLI, SPR or nanoDSF, and can write small Python scripts to handle data. Careful tracking and exact protocol following matter a lot when hundreds of constructs move through each week.

How it fits the AI era

AI models can now design proteins faster than anyone can test them, so the bottleneck has moved to running real experiments. This role sits right at that gap, producing the physical data that AI designs depend on. Judgment at the bench, such as working out why a protein will not express or keeps clumping, stays human, along with helping adapt manual methods so robots can run them.

How it builds AI experience

Working here means seeing how AI-designed proteins perform in real tests, and how that data feeds back into new designs. Day to day, it includes using lab tracking software and working with an automation team that turns bench methods into robotic ones. Someone building toward this could practice scripting for plate maps and data parsing, and learn how design models and lab results connect.

Worth showing

• Hands-on cloning and PCR
• Golden Gate or Gibson assembly
• BLI, SPR or nanoDSF experience

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About Adaptyv Bio

An automated lab that tests AI-designed proteins, so researchers can send a sequence and get real experimental data back.