Biology Research Scientist, BA, MS, PhD
Job Description:
- Access primary sources, including papers and patents, to verify protein target assignments against UniProt records
- Flag and classify target assignment errors using a structured taxonomy
- Propose correct UniProt accessions where assignments are wrong
- Write concise, evidence-grounded notes explaining scientific reasoning
- Contribute work that feeds AI drug discovery pipelines
- Work on projects focused on training and enhancing AI systems
Requirements:
- BA/BS with 5+ years, MS with 2+ years, or PhD with industry or drug discovery research experience
- Background in pharmacology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or chemical biology
- Experience at a biotech, pharma, or CRO
- Hands-on binding or functional assay experience, including SPR, TR-FRET, radioligand binding, kinase assays, GPCR functional assays, IC50/Ki/KD
- Currently bench-active in a research, scientist, or associate scientist role
- Working fluency with UniProt or adjacent workflows, including SAR support, HTS, target validation, biochemical profiling, or IND-enabling studies
- U.S. only
- Must be unable to require H1-B or STEM OPT sponsorship; the employer cannot support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates
- Nice to have: direct experience with ChEMBL, BindingDB, or PubChem
- Nice to have: selectivity profiling or counterscreening experience
- Nice to have: familiarity with agonist/antagonist versus activator/inhibitor distinctions
Benefits:
- Fully remote role
- Flexible schedule / can be completed on your own schedule
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
- Competitive pay
- Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers
- Up to $500 referral payment for each successful referral
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