Automation-Focused Scientist, High-Throughput Genomics

Plasmidsaurus; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Plasmidsaurus seeks a PhD scientist to design, build, and validate robotic-enabled biology workflows, blending wet-lab expertise with emerging AI tools to accelerate discovery. You will lead cross-disciplinary efforts, develop methods that don’t yet exist, and translate ideas into functioning automated systems.

This role focuses on ownership and rapid iteration in a fast-paced biotech environment. You will work across disciplines to push the boundaries of knowledge generation and contribute to

Qualifications

• PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, or a closely related wet-lab discipline.
• Strong hands-on experience with 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 via 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate experimental methods that expand the range and complexity of scientific questions we can investigate.
• Establish new capabilities such as protein expression and purification, ribosome display, mRNA display, cDNA display, and other high-throughput molecular biology techniques.
• Adapt methods across disciplines and develop new approaches when established protocols fall short.

Skills

Molecular biology techniques

PCR and sequencing

Robotics integration

Data analysis

Education

PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, or related

Tools

LLMs in scientific workflows

Job description

Plasmidsaurus seeks a PhD scientist to design, build, and validate robotic-enabled biology workflows, blending wet-lab expertise with emerging AI tools to accelerate discovery. You will lead cross-disciplinary efforts, develop methods that don’t yet exist, and translate ideas into functioning automated systems.

This role focuses on ownership and rapid iteration in a fast-paced biotech environment. You will work across disciplines to push the boundaries of knowledge generation and contribute to