Protein Biology Research Associate - Equity & Impact

Anthrogen; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity 0.01-0.1%

Job summary

Anthrogen, a San Francisco–based biotech company engineering post-modality biology, seeks a Research Associate to join a small, high-density team. You will own experimental workflows from construct preparation through sample quality control and assay execution, learning new methods and contributing to the science behind frontier AI-driven biology.

You will execute molecular biology workflows, express and purify proteins, run established assays with solid controls, and maintain meticulous records

Qualifications

• You have excellent hands-on molecular biology or protein biochemistry skills, demonstrated through substantial bench work.
• You hold a BS/MS in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
• You can independently run a workflow you know, recognize common failure modes, and troubleshoot systematically.
• You are careful with samples, controls, calculations, and records and can explain how you know an experiment worked.
• You learn quickly, communicate clearly, and ask for help before an avoidable error becomes a week’s worth of unusable work.

Responsibilities

• Execute molecular biology workflows, including cloning, PCR, transformations, and construct verification, with strong sample tracking and reproducibility.
• Express and purify proteins, assess material quality, and prepare samples for binding and functional experiments.
• Run established assays with appropriate controls and work with scientists to develop and troubleshoot new ones.
• Keep clear experimental records, perform initial data analysis, and flag unexpected results or quality problems early.
• Improve protocols and day-to-day lab workflows so that increased throughput does not come at the expense of trustworthy data.

Skills

Molecular biology

Protein biochemistry

Laboratory troubleshooting

Documentation & records

Education

BS/MS in a relevant field

Tools

PCR

Protein purification

Assay execution

Sample tracking

Job description

Anthrogen, a San Francisco–based biotech company engineering post-modality biology, seeks a Research Associate to join a small, high-density team. You will own experimental workflows from construct preparation through sample quality control and assay execution, learning new methods and contributing to the science behind frontier AI-driven biology.

You will execute molecular biology workflows, express and purify proteins, run established assays with solid controls, and maintain meticulous records