Lila Sciences · 3 days ago
Machine Learning Scientist I/II, Biomolecule Design
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$176K/yr - $304K/yrLila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. As a Research Scientist on the Biomolecule Design effort in the AI Research team, you will be responsible for building biological models that support advances in scientific models, reinforcement learning, and agentic AI capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AILife ScienceSoftware
Responsibilities
Pursue a research agenda to improve state-of-the-art models for biomolecule (DNA, RNA, and proteins) design
Scientific reinforcement learning environments to improve model performance
Autonomous pipelines that integrate experimental feedback with in silico predictions
Qualification
Required
PhD or equivalent research experience in ML models for biological domains
Experience with training and using state-of-the-art biomolecule design models (AlphaFold, Evo2, ESM, etc)
Experience designing and running experiments to improve model performance
Strong coding skills and ML framework(PyTorch, JAX, etc) expertise
Are passionate about the impact of AI for science
Preferred
Publications in ML for biology at top research venues
Experience with building design-build-test loops (DBTL) for biomolecular design
Experience with distributed systems or high-performance computing
Experience with large language models or reinforcement learning
Benefits
Bonus potential
Generous early equity
Company
Lila Sciences
Lila Sciences creates a scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous labs for life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. It is a sub-organization of Flagship Pioneering.
Founded in 2023
201-500 employees
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Funding
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Growth StageTotal Funding
$550MKey Investors
NVenturesFlagship Pioneering
2025-10-14Series A· $115M
2025-09-14Series A· $235M
2025-03-10Seed· $200M
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