Anthrogen
Research Associate (RL Environments)
$100K–$150K
San Francisco · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 7, 2026
- Experience
- Hands-on molecular biology experience; no number of years stated.
- Education
- BS/MS in a life science or equivalent bench experience.
About the job
Runs molecular biology protocols on robotic platforms and generates demonstration data to train robots for autonomous experimentation.
What you'll do
- Execute reproducible molecular biology protocols, including cloning, transformations, PCR, protein expression and purification, and assay development.
- Operate and teleoperate robotic systems to produce demonstration data; identify failure modes and improve data quality with ML and robotics teams.
- Adapt bench workflows for automation and help expand the library of protocols robots can learn.
What they ask for
- Hands-on molecular biology experience, supported by a BS/MS in a life science or equivalent bench experience.
- Meticulous, reproducible work and excellent lab technique.
- Fast, precise hand-eye coordination, comfort with controllers and complex interfaces, and strong spatial reasoning.
- Comfort with ambiguity and the pace of an early-stage lab.
Nice to have
- Lab automation or liquid-handler experience (Opentrons, Hamilton, Tecan).
- Robotics, teleoperation, hardware tinkering, Python or scripting, or competitive/high-skill gaming experience.
Pay
$100K – $150K (base salary)
Tools
Opentrons, Hamilton, Tecan, Python
AI focus
Generates demonstration data from robotic molecular biology protocols to train policies for autonomous experimentation.
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