Remote Molecular Biology Expert — AI Training Data Designer

Weekday AI; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 145,000; Part time

Job summary

Weekday AI seeks accomplished Molecular Biology Experts to contribute to next-generation AI systems for scientific discovery. You will design, review, and evaluate DNA and RNA constructs, including primers, plasmids, CRISPR guides, and mRNA, to create high-quality training data for AI models.

The role emphasizes applying molecular biology expertise to improve AI reasoning, with a focus on nucleic acid sequence design, experimental feasibility, and biological accuracy in a fully remote, flexible

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing nucleic acid constructs for molecular biology experiments.
• Strong cloning methodology knowledge: Gibson Assembly, Golden Gate Assembly, Gateway Cloning, restriction cloning.
• PhD or equivalent with strong publication record preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and review DNA and RNA constructs, including primers, plasmids, gRNA/sgRNA, mRNA, HDR templates.
• Create challenging, scientifically accurate molecular biology design tasks and reference solutions.
• Evaluate AI-generated molecular biology solutions for scientific accuracy and feasibility.
• Provide structured written feedback to improve AI performance in nucleic acid sequence design and workflows.
• Justify design decisions: guide RNA, target specificity, homology arms, primer Tm, codon optimization, regulatory elements.
• Apply cloning strategies such as Gibson Assembly, Golden Gate Assembly, Gateway Cloning, and restriction cloning.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure quality and rigor across AI training datasets.

Skills

Primer design

Plasmids design

CRISPR gRNA

RNA constructs

HDR templates

Codon optimization

Sequence engineering

Molecular biology

Education

PhD in Molecular Biology

Tools

Gibson Assembly

Golden Gate Assembly

Gateway Cloning

Restriction cloning

Job description

Weekday AI seeks accomplished Molecular Biology Experts to contribute to next-generation AI systems for scientific discovery. You will design, review, and evaluate DNA and RNA constructs, including primers, plasmids, CRISPR guides, and mRNA, to create high-quality training data for AI models.

The role emphasizes applying molecular biology expertise to improve AI reasoning, with a focus on nucleic acid sequence design, experimental feasibility, and biological accuracy in a fully remote, flexible