Protein Engineering Research Associate — Scale Library Workflows

Nonfiction Laboratories; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nonfiction Laboratories in San Francisco is seeking a Research Associate to help scale and industrialize protein engineering workflows. You will troubleshoot and strengthen processes for building and evaluating our protein libraries, ensuring robustness and repeatability across projects.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, cross-functional collaboration, and on-site contribution in a cutting-edge biotechnology startup environment that values invention and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in molecular biology techniques including PCR, cloning, gels, and transformants.
• Strong cloning skills with Gibson Assembly or Golden Gate.
• Experience using an electronic lab notebook (ELN) to track tasks and updates.
• Ability to work on-site in the laboratory in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Scale and industrialize existing protein engineering workflows.
• Troubleshoot and strengthen workflow robustness across libraries.
• Collaborate with teams to optimize library design and evaluation processes.

Skills

Molecular Biology

PCR workflows

Primer design

ELN tracking

Lab automation basics

Tools

Gibson Assembly

Golden Gate

Colony PCR

ELISAs (basic)

Job description

Nonfiction Laboratories in San Francisco is seeking a Research Associate to help scale and industrialize protein engineering workflows. You will troubleshoot and strengthen processes for building and evaluating our protein libraries, ensuring robustness and repeatability across projects.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, cross-functional collaboration, and on-site contribution in a cutting-edge biotechnology startup environment that values invention and collaboration.