Protein Biosensors R&D Research Associate

Convergent Research; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match up to 6%

Health benefits

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Melody FRO, LLC in Pasadena, CA, is seeking a Research Associate to join the bioelectronics foundry. You will evolve and test protein biosensors, design DNA constructs, and run biophysical assays alongside chemistry and device engineering teams.

We value hands-on wet-lab biology, strong record-keeping, and collaboration to scale assays into repeatable workflows. Salary ranges from $65,000 to $95,000 per year with benefits.

Qualifications

• BA or BS in biology, chemistry, physics or related field.
• 2+ years of wet-lab bench experience with protein engineering or biophysical assays.
• Demonstrated precision in experimental work and project management.

Responsibilities

• Express and purify engineered binders and biosensors.
• Design, order, and prepare DNA constructs, mutant libraries, and binder-reporter variants.
• Run fluorescence, plate-reader, biochemical, biophysical, and novel device-based assays.
• Generate dose-response curves and quantify EC50/Kd, dynamic range, signal-to-noise, selectivity, kinetics, reversibility, stability, and drift.
• Support yeast display, FACS-based screening, and directed evolution workflows.
• Interface biosensors with optical and electrochemical readouts on benchtop hardware.
• Help automate assay workflows using liquid handlers, plate readers, and custom scripts.
• Maintain clean records of constructs, samples, sequence-function relationships, assay metadata, instrument settings, and experimental results.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to turn one-off assays into repeatable workflows that scale to the needs of the platform.

Skills

Wet lab experience

Protein engineering

Biophysical assays

Python/R scripting

Lab automation

DNA constructs

Yeast display

FACS screening

Education

BA/BS in biology or related field

Tools

Liquid handling robots

Plate readers

Fluorescence assays

Biophysical instrumentation

DNA sequence tools

Job description

Melody FRO, LLC in Pasadena, CA, is seeking a Research Associate to join the bioelectronics foundry. You will evolve and test protein biosensors, design DNA constructs, and run biophysical assays alongside chemistry and device engineering teams.

We value hands-on wet-lab biology, strong record-keeping, and collaboration to scale assays into repeatable workflows. Salary ranges from $65,000 to $95,000 per year with benefits.