Adaptyv

Biotech

Bioengineer/MolecularBiologist

$95–135k ~AI est. Lausanne, Switzerland FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Bioengineer / Molecular Biologist at Adaptyv. Skills: Molecular biology, Protein expression, DNA synthesis, Assay development. Develop protein expression workflows. Optimize protein expression workflows”

Industry & Context.

Biotech
Problems you'll solve

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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