Robotics-Driven Scientist: Assays & Automation

Plasmidsaurus; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Plasmidsaurus is building a next-generation sequencing and automation engine to accelerate discovery. We seek a scientist who loves both discovery and building, blending wet-lab work with robotics and AI to push knowledge generation beyond current limits.

You will design new capabilities, lead robotics-accelerated projects, and help scale automated workflows across disciplines, turning ideas into functioning systems that solve real problems.

Qualifications

• PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, or related wet-lab field.
• Hands-on molecular biology: PCR, cell culture, sequencing.
• Experience developing and optimizing biological workflows.
• Experience with high-throughput display technologies.
• Experience scaling workflows with robotics.
• Experience using LLMs and computational tools in research.
• Data analysis skills to guide decisions.
• Track record of developing or implementing new methods.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate methods expanding the range of questions we can investigate.
• Establish capabilities such as protein expression and purification.
• Adapt methods across disciplines and develop new approaches when protocols fall short.
• Lead research projects from hypothesis and experimental design through execution, data analysis, and iteration.
• Use data, computational tools, and LLMs to accelerate design, troubleshooting, and analysis.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to integrate new capabilities into automated systems.
• Translate complex protocols into robotic workflows.
• Build and optimize experiments for our fleet of liquid handling robots.
• Support adoption of automated protocols.

Skills

Molecular biology

PCR

Cell culture

Sequencing

Robotics experience

Data analysis

LLMs in science

Computational tools

Education

PhD in Molecular Biology or related

Tools

Ribosome display

mRNA display

cDNA display

Robotic automation platforms

Liquid handling robots

Job description

Plasmidsaurus is building a next-generation sequencing and automation engine to accelerate discovery. We seek a scientist who loves both discovery and building, blending wet-lab work with robotics and AI to push knowledge generation beyond current limits.

You will design new capabilities, lead robotics-accelerated projects, and help scale automated workflows across disciplines, turning ideas into functioning systems that solve real problems.