Scientist, cDNA Display

Boston · Boston · (boston)mid

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Overview

Manifold Bio builds AI models for protein therapeutic design, trained on proprietary experimental data generated at unprecedented scale.

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Responsibilities

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→Design, develop, and validate a cell-free display platform (cDNA display or similar) compatible with diverse binder formats
→Work with automation team to scale and automate the platform to enable routine, high-throughput screening against large panels of therapeutic targets
→Collaborate with ML and computational teams to ensure screening outputs feed effectively into model training pipelines
→Work with the protein engineering team to support discovery campaigns and affinity maturation as platform capacity allows
→Stay current on advances in cell-free display, laboratory automation, and computational protein design

Requirements

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PhD or equivalent experience in protein biochemistry, molecular biology, biological engineering, or a related field
Hands-on experience with cell-free selection systems (cDNA display, mRNA display, ribosome display, or similar)
Strong molecular biology fundamentals and demonstrated ability to develop and troubleshoot complex, multi-step workflows
Experience with or strong interest in laboratory automation

Requirements

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Track record of successfully automating complex laboratory workflows
Background in therapeutic antibody discovery or protein engineering
Experience with computational protein design
Familiarity with how high-throughput screening data feeds into ML and computational pipelines
Experience with complex or non-traditional binder formats and biochemical intuition to adapt selection workflows accordingly

Building systems that generate data at a scale previously impossible excites you
You thrive in fast-moving environments where you own a problem end-to-end
You are energized by working at the intersection of wet lab science, automation, and AI-driven biotherapeutic discovery
You are a collaborative scientist who communicates well across teams with different technical backgrounds

We value different experiences and ways of thinking and believe the most talented teams are built by bringing together people of diverse cultures, genders, and backgrounds.