Remote POD Lead: Computational Protein Design Expert

Zettamine Labs; United States; Remote; USD 730 - 1,300; Full time

Job summary

ZettaMine is seeking a Freelance POD Lead Computational Protein Design Expert for a short-term Frontier AI Research initiative in protein engineering and generative AI evaluation. This remote role from India requires a PhD and hands-on design experience, with a focus on rigorous evaluation and reproducible analyses.

The position entails developing workflows, assessing AI-generated protein structures, and delivering technical reports within a three-week window.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biology/Biochemistry or related field.
• Hands-on experience with computational protein design and protein engineering tools.
• Strong programming in Python and workflows for computational biology.

Responsibilities

• Design challenging evaluation tasks for de novo protein generation and binder design.
• Develop and execute computational protein design workflows using generative AI models.
• Evaluate AI-generated protein sequences for folding confidence and biological plausibility.
• Develop objective scoring rubrics and reproducible benchmarks.
• Document evaluation findings and limitations in technical reports.

Skills

Python workflows

Protein design evaluation

Written communication

Education

PhD in Biology/Biochemistry or related

Tools

RFdiffusion

ProteinMPNN

AlphaFold

Rosetta

PyMOL

ChimeraX

Job description

ZettaMine is seeking a Freelance POD Lead Computational Protein Design Expert for a short-term Frontier AI Research initiative in protein engineering and generative AI evaluation. This remote role from India requires a PhD and hands-on design experience, with a focus on rigorous evaluation and reproducible analyses.

The position entails developing workflows, assessing AI-generated protein structures, and delivering technical reports within a three-week window.