Adaptyv
Biotech
Bioengineer/MolecularBiologist
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“Bioengineer / Molecular Biologist at Adaptyv. Skills: Molecular biology, Protein expression, DNA synthesis, Assay development. Develop protein expression workflows. Optimize protein expression workflows”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot; Analyze data; Identify failure modes; Improve methods; Troubleshoot using literature; Troubleshoot using first principles; Troubleshoot using experimentation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
MSc or PhD in molecular biology, MSc or PhD in biochemistry, MSc or PhD in bioengineering, Practical protein expression skills, Practical protein purification skills, Experience with DNA synthesis, Experience with cloning, Experience with DNA assembly methods, Comfortable with data analysis, Rigorous experimentalist
Nice to Have
High-throughput experience a plus, Interested in automation
What You'll Do.
Develop protein expression workflows
Optimize protein expression workflows
Run molecular biology workflows
Design DNA synthesis protocols
Execute DNA synthesis protocols
Design DNA assembly protocols
Execute DNA assembly protocols
Improve DNA throughput
Adapt assays for platform
Analyze experimental data
Identify failure modes
Improve methods systematically
Translate methods into automated workflows
Figure out failure reasons
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with automation team
Full Job Description
Adaptyv is building an automated lab thats let AI agents run biology experiments. We're entering the era of agentic science where AI models can now design novel proteins, propose hypotheses, and iterate on experimental results. But they can't run the experiments themselves - that's still a manual, months-long process. We're building the infrastructure that gives AI agents access to the physical world. We are one of the fastest growing biotech companies, trusted by leading biopharmas, frontier AI labs, and the techbio companies pushing the field forward. This is a rare chance to help advance some of the most important work happening in biotech today. Our automated lab is powered by a deep software + hardware stack: lab instruments worth millions of USD reverse-engineered into API-controllable hardware, dozens of devices orchestrated through complex workflows, full observability on everything that happens in the lab, processing pipelines for messy physical-world data, and AI systems that troubleshoot production results and accelerate assay development. We’re growing rapidly and are hiring for talented people to scale and support the massive demand for AI-driven wet lab experimentation. ABOUT THE ROLE This is a hands-on research role in our biology and production team. You'll work on the science that underpins everything Adaptyv does: developing and optimizing protein expression systems, running molecular biology workflows, and pushing the boundaries of what we can produce and characterize at scale. We express proteins at high volume across cell-free and cell-based systems, run DNA synthesis and assembly at high throughput, and characterize binding, stability, and function using BLI, SPR, and enzymatic assays. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Develop and optimize protein expression workflows - cell-free expression (PURE, lysate-based), E. coli, and potentially mammalian systems. Troubleshoot when proteins don't express, misfold, or aggregate. - Design and execute DNA synthesis and ass
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