Antibody Scientist: Cell Biology & HT Screening

medraai

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

401k

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Unlimited PTO

Weekday meals

Job summary

Medra seeks a Scientist to join our San Francisco team to develop and execute antibody screening and characterization on the Medra Physical AI platform. You will support tissue culture operations, design and run in vitro and cell-based assays to characterize antibody candidates, and contribute to building lab capabilities from new formats to automated workflows.

You will blend scientific judgment with hands-on craft, design and run characterization assays, and work with scientists and

Qualifications

Ph.D. or equivalent with 2+ years of industry experience (or BS/MS with 6+ years).
Strong background in mammalian cell culture and sterile technique.
Deep hands-on expertise in flow cytometry, including high-throughput formats.
Experience designing and executing cell-based functional antibody assays.
Knowledge of antibody structure, function, and discovery process.

Responsibilities

Design, execute, and interpret antibody screening and characterization campaigns across the full funnel.
Develop and run cell-based binding and functional assays using flow cytometry.
Run biophysical characterization on antibody candidates - including SPR and BLI - and interpret results.
Execute developability assays to assess manufacturability and liability risks early.
Maintain and engineer mammalian cell lines and establish cell-based characterization.
Build out new lab capabilities end-to-end and write SOPs for autonomous execution.
Partner with roboticists and software engineers to translate workflows into autonomous protocols.
Maintain rigorous experimental records in ELN and communicate results clearly.