AI-Driven Protein Engineer for Biologics Design

Edison Scientific; Alaska; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision coverage

401(k) match

Parental leave

Professional development stipend

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Edison Scientific seeks a Protein Engineer to join our Forward Deployed team onsite with pharma partners. You will ensure AI-generated biologics designs are rigorous, developable, and grounded in protein engineering principles.

You will benchmark agent outputs, collaborate with partner scientists, and bring insights back to improve the platform’s understanding of good candidates while traveling domestically as needed.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Protein Engineering or related field with 5+ years in biologics discovery or protein engineering.
• Proven track record in antibody or enzyme engineering and therapeutic proteins.
• Strong skills in protein design, analysis, and developability assessments.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve AI agent performance on protein engineering tasks including sequence optimization and design strategies.
• Build benchmarks and success criteria for biologics-focused agent workflows.
• Collaborate with partner biology teams to deploy AI agents into engineering pipelines.
• Assess plausibility, manufacturability, and feasibility of AI-generated designs.
• Work daily with Forward Deployed Engineers and Computational Biologists.

Skills

Protein design

Biochemistry knowledge

Collaborative work

Experience with AI-assisted design

Education

Ph.D. in Protein Engineering

Tools

Rosetta

AlphaFold

FoldX

Molecular dynamics platforms

Job description

Edison Scientific seeks a Protein Engineer to join our Forward Deployed team onsite with pharma partners. You will ensure AI-generated biologics designs are rigorous, developable, and grounded in protein engineering principles.

You will benchmark agent outputs, collaborate with partner scientists, and bring insights back to improve the platform’s understanding of good candidates while traveling domestically as needed.