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Life Sciences Research Scientist (PhD): Wet Lab & Computational Biology

$45–$90/hr

Job Title:** Life Sciences Research Scientist (PhD): Wet Lab & Computational Biology

Job Type:** Contractor

Location:** Remote(Worldwide)

Job Summary:** In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and write challenging, expert-level scientific problems in the life sciences, with clear, verifiable solutions.
  • Review and evaluate AI model outputs for scientific accuracy, rigor, and depth of reasoning, catching subtle errors that non-specialists would miss.
  • Develop detailed rubrics and reference answers grounded in primary literature and established experimental and computational methodology.
  • Apply your domain expertise in areas such as genomics, transcriptomics and single-cell/spatial omics, epigenomics, proteomics and metabolomics, microbiome and metagenomics, structural biology, drug discovery, systems biology, and clinical/translational research.
  • Bridge experimental and computational perspectives: assess whether a proposed experiment, analysis pipeline, or interpretation is scientifically sound.
  • Provide clear written explanations of your reasoning so other experts can follow and validate it.
  • Meet quality standards through iterative feedback and peer review.

Required Qualifications (MUST)

  • Completed PhD in Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, or a closely related life science field.
  • Hands-on research experience in an academic, institutional, or industry research laboratory.
  • Professional written and spoken English (C1 or higher).

Strongly Preferred

  • Wet lab experience: you have personally performed experiments (e.g., PCR/qPCR, cell culture, sequencing library prep, Western blot, protein purification, LC-MS sample prep, CRISPR workflows).
  • Academic research experience: postdoctoral position, staff scientist, research faculty, or equivalent.
  • Peer-reviewed publications, ideally as first or corresponding author.
  • PhD from a top research university (US, UK, or other leading institutions).

Skills they want

  • computational chemistry
  • molecular simulations
  • python
  • gaussian
  • gromacs
  • lammps
  • amber
  • orca
  • psi4
  • cheminformatics
  • electronic structure methods
  • scientific software configuration
  • molecular dynamics
  • drug discovery
  • ai/ml-assisted chemistry workflows
  • quantitative analysis
  • analytical reasoning
  • scientific programming
  • written communication
  • verbal communication
  • documentation
  • problem-solving

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