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Co-op, AI for Protein Design

San Francisco, CAFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-11

Core

PhD-level co-op contributing to applied ML research in protein engineering, including generative protein design, antibody engineering, and wet-lab-informed model iteration.

Role type

PhD co-op machine learning researcher (protein design)

Builds

Generative and predictive models for protein and antibody design; workflows linking model predictions to wet-lab feedback; datasets and benchmarks for domain-specific and general AI research.

Domain

Life Sciences / Protein Engineering / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, PyTorch, JAX, machine learning, computational biology, protein engineering, biological sequence/structure/assay data analysis

Preferred skills

protein language models, diffusion or flow-based models, antibody design, developability, wet-lab validation concepts, active learning workflows

Technologies

PyTorch, JAX

Responsibilities

Research generative and predictive models for protein and antibody design; analyze experimental datasets to evaluate model outputs; prototype workflows linking model predictions and wet-lab feedback; build datasets and benchmarks; share results through code, notebooks, and presentations.

Seniority

PhD student (Co-op)