Computational Biologist — Protein Design & Open Tools

Arcadia Science; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadia Science in Emeryville, CA, seeks several PhD-level computational scientists to convert research-grade code into scalable, production-ready tools. You will work with platform scientists and engineers to release usable software, with urgency in protein engineering and design and with growing emphasis on genetics and phylogenomics.

You will lead or contribute to projects, improve scalability, and help define what “usable” means for computational tools, ensuring robust, testable pipelines

Qualifications

• PhD in computational biology or a closely related field.
• At least 2 years of post-PhD experience in academia or industry.
• Experience producing production-quality code, not just notebooks.
• Track record of creating open tools, pipelines, or software used by others.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to projects in protein engineering, design, and phylogenetic analyses.
• Improve the scalability of computational approaches for biological data.
• Develop workflows to evaluate statistical rigor of bioinformatic pipelines.
• Bridge scientists and engineers to convert prototypes into robust tools.
• Define usable inputs, outputs, edge cases, and user workflows for tools.
• Communicate technical tradeoffs clearly to scientists and engineers.

Skills

Production code

Open-source tools

CI/CD workflows

Research-to-product

Education

PhD in computational biology

Job description

Arcadia Science in Emeryville, CA, seeks several PhD-level computational scientists to convert research-grade code into scalable, production-ready tools. You will work with platform scientists and engineers to release usable software, with urgency in protein engineering and design and with growing emphasis on genetics and phylogenomics.

You will lead or contribute to projects, improve scalability, and help define what “usable” means for computational tools, ensuring robust, testable pipelines