Scientist, Protein Expression & Purification
Core
Build and optimize mammalian protein expression and purification workflows (CHO/HEK) to serve as the foundation for an automated lab platform where AI agents run biology experiments.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC Scientist (Protein Expression & Purification)
Builds
Automated, high-throughput protein production pipelines for AI-driven wet lab experimentation
Domain
Biotechnology / Synthetic Biology / Automation (via careerplan.io/jobs/2c8c23dd-dab9-4876-bc0d-a5ffd68a3179-scientist-protein-expression-purification-at-adaptyv)
Required skills
Mammalian protein expression (CHO/HEK), Protein A chromatography, Ion Exchange (IEX), Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC), scale-up, titer optimization, process troubleshooting, hands-on wet lab execution
Preferred skills
Data fluency (scripting, process data analysis), collaboration with automation engineers and software teams
Technologies
Liquid handlers, automated lab systems, API-controllable hardware
Responsibilities
Develop and optimize mammalian expression protocols; own purification modalities and protein quality; partner with automation to scale workflows; track samples and process parameters; troubleshoot failures across biology and reagents
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC