Edison Scientific
Protein Engineer
$180K
San Francisco +2 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
New York
Boston - Experience
- 5+ years of industry experience in biologics discovery or protein engineering.
- Education
- Ph.D. in Protein Engineering, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Bioengineering, or a related field.
About the job
Evaluates and improves AI agents’ biologics design recommendations, working onsite with pharma and biotech partners to integrate the agents into protein engineering workflows.
What you'll do
- Evaluate agent performance on protein engineering tasks and build benchmarks and success criteria.
- Work with partner biologics teams to deploy agents and assess whether AI-generated designs are biologically plausible, manufacturable, and experimentally feasible.
- Collaborate with engineering, computational biology, and go-to-market teams on partner engagements and technical evaluations.
What they ask for
- Ph.D. in Protein Engineering, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Bioengineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of industry experience in biologics discovery or protein engineering.
- Track record in protein optimization campaigns involving antibody engineering, enzyme engineering, or other therapeutic protein modalities.
- Proficiency with protein design and analysis tools such as Rosetta, AlphaFold, FoldX, or molecular dynamics platforms.
Nice to have
- Experience across multiple modalities; Python proficiency.
- Prior industry or client-facing research experience outside academia.
Pay
$180,000 - $250, USD base salary
Tools
Rosetta, AlphaFold, FoldX, molecular dynamics platforms, Python
AI focus
Evaluates and improves AI agents for protein engineering, including sequence optimization, variant library design, stability and developability prediction, and functional screening strategy.
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