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Proto-Town

Molecular Biologist / Research Scientist

Lockhart

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Role family
Data & ML
Seniority
Mid level
Country
US
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
28 Sept 2026

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the posting

The role

We are building an automated biology platform and, and we are looking for a molecular biologist / research scientist to handle the core wet lab work: selection design, library construction, and readouts.

Responsibilities

Run end to end workflows, library through selection to characterized hits

Design selection strategy: stringency schedules, bottlenecks, counter-selections

Design FACS sorting and screening strategies, and interpret population trajectories across rounds

Must-haves

Cell culture: hands-on experience, ideally with yeast.

Molecular cloning: fundamentals (PCR amplification, Gibson assembly, Golden Gate assembly, transformations); experience with sequencing services.

Flow cytometry/FACS: gating strategies, staining, sample loading.

Nice-to-haves

Yeast genetics and surface display · OrthoRep or other continuous hypermutation systems · phage display or PACE · SPR/BLI · NGS library prep and analysis · protein expression and purification · Opentrons, Hamilton, Tecan, or eVOLVER-class hardware.

If you have never worked in yeast, apply anyway. We would rather hire for selection judgment and long-run discipline, and teach the organism.

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