Merge Labs
Data Scientist, Bioengineering
$120K–$215K
San Francisco Bay Area · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 14, 2026
About the job
Develops data-analysis and machine-learning pipelines that turn biological research data into actionable insights and support molecular design and closed-loop optimization.
What you'll do
- Work with wet-lab scientists to define optimization objectives and metrics and encode domain-specific priors and constraints for computational modeling.
- Build data-analysis pipelines and collaborate on ML pipelines for de-novo design and active learning in bioengineering.
- Contribute to the research roadmap and advise scientists on relevant research and methods.
What they ask for
- Deep grounding in synthetic biology, molecular engineering, and computational data analysis.
- Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, BoTorch, and Pyro, with ability to write clean, reproducible, production-grade code.
- Experience bridging machine learning and experimental science, especially with sparse, noisy, or high-cost data.
Nice to have
- Experience in biomolecular ultrasound.
- Familiarity with NGS, Omics, ML, and molecular engineering concepts.
Pay
USD 120K – 215K base salary
Tools
Python, PyTorch, BoTorch, Pyro, NGS, Omics
AI focus
Develops and runs ML pipelines for de-novo molecular design and closed-loop active learning across bioengineering domains.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative