Molecular Biology Experts - US
About the Role
A leading AI lab's GenAI team is looking for molecular biology subject-matter experts who have personally designed DNA and RNA sequences and can raise the quality of its AI training data. This is a W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with placement at the AI lab as part of its extended workforce.
What You'll Do
- Work with research and engineering teams to find where a model's molecular biology reasoning breaks down
- Design hard, domain-relevant tasks and write accurate, documented solutions: primers for PCR/qPCR/cloning, plasmids and expression vectors, gRNA/sgRNA for CRISPR, mRNA constructs and HDR/repair templates
- Review tasks and model outputs against expert solutions with clear written feedback
- Write the guidelines and rubrics used to judge sequence design quality (guide and target selection, homology arm length, primer Tm and specificity, codon optimization, regulatory elements)
- Work with other subject matter experts to keep the training data consistent
Requirements
- Advanced degree (PhD strongly preferred) in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, synthetic biology, bioengineering or a related life science
- Hands-on experience designing nucleic acid constructs across several of: primers, plasmids/vectors, gRNA/sgRNA, mRNA and repair templates, plus the cloning strategy (Gibson, Golden Gate, Gateway, restriction) and codon optimization
- Strong peer-reviewed publication record, weighted toward first-author work in venues such as Nature, Cell, eLife, NAR, PNAS or EMBO Journal (include links)
- Clear career progression and strong written communication
- Reliable commitment of at least 20 hours per week on weekdays
- Prior AI training, evaluation or annotation experience is a plus
- Based in the United States
Compensation & Logistics
- Pay: $70-$105 per hour
- Listed workload: 40 hours per week, with a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week on weekdays
- Remote, US only
- Employment is through Cincinnatus LLC, an employer of record providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits and compliance
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