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Proto-Town

Molecular Biologist / Research Scientist

  • Lockhart, Texas
  • On site
  • Full time
  • Engineering

Found by HiredNow AI on Jul 26, 2026. Subscribers saw it first.

About the role

THE ROLE

We are building an automated biology platform and, and we are looking for a molecular biologist / research scientist to handle the core wet lab work: selection design, library construction, and readouts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Run end to end workflows, library through selection to characterized hits
  • Design selection strategy: stringency schedules, bottlenecks, counter-selections
  • Design FACS sorting and screening strategies, and interpret population trajectories across rounds

MUST-HAVES

  • Cell culture: hands-on experience, ideally with yeast.
  • Molecular cloning: fundamentals (PCR amplification, Gibson assembly, Golden Gate assembly, transformations); experience with sequencing services.
  • Flow cytometry/FACS: gating strategies, staining, sample loading.

NICE-TO-HAVES

Yeast genetics and surface display · OrthoRep or other continuous hypermutation systems · phage display or PACE · SPR/BLI · NGS library prep and analysis · protein expression and purification · Opentrons, Hamilton, Tecan, or eVOLVER-class hardware.

If you have never worked in yeast, apply anyway. We would rather hire for selection judgment and long-run discipline, and teach the organism.

Apply at Proto-Town