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

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Specialist Contractor Remote
LocationRemote
PayUSD45–USD90 / hour
PostedOct 29, 2026

Role details

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).

Requirements

  • 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

Skills

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
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