GenAI Molecular Biology Expert - Model Training & QA

Mercor; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking a Molecular Biology SME to join a leading AI lab's GenAI team. You will design DNA and RNA constructs, primers, plasmids, gRNA/sgRNA, and repair templates to create high-quality training data for advanced AI models.

Collaborate with researchers to pinpoint where molecular biology reasoning falters, write rigorous guidelines and ground-truth solutions, and help maintain data consistency across projects.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD preferred) in molecular biology or related life science field.
• Hands-on experience designing nucleic acid constructs (primers, plasmids, vectors), gRNA/sgRNA, mRNA, and HDR templates with cloning strategies.
• Strong peer-reviewed publication record, preferably first-author in top venues.
• Ability to commit at least 20 hours/week on weekdays.
• Experience in AI training, model evaluation or data annotation is a plus.
• Clear, precise written communication explaining design reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research and engineering to identify where molecular biology reasoning breaks down and help close gaps.
• Design hard, domain-relevant tasks and write accurate, well-documented ground-truth solutions (primers, plasmids, gRNA/sgRNA, mRNA constructs, HDR templates).
• Review tasks and model outputs against expert solutions, providing clear feedback.
• Draft guidelines and rubrics for sequence design quality (guide/target selection, homology arms, primer Tm, codon optimization, regulatory elements).
• Work with other SMEs to maintain training data consistency and accuracy.

Skills

Molecular biology

DNA design

RNA design

CRISPR design

Education

PhD in molecular biology or related field

Tools

Gibson assembly

Golden Gate

CRISPR design tools

Job description

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking a Molecular Biology SME to join a leading AI lab's GenAI team. You will design DNA and RNA constructs, primers, plasmids, gRNA/sgRNA, and repair templates to create high-quality training data for advanced AI models.

Collaborate with researchers to pinpoint where molecular biology reasoning falters, write rigorous guidelines and ground-truth solutions, and help maintain data consistency across projects.