Remote | Molecular Biologist — $65–$100/hour
24-Mag•New York, NY
•Remote
About The Position
We are sharing a specialised part-time to full-time consulting opportunity for experienced molecular biology professionals with advanced expertise in nucleic-acid sequence design, construct engineering, and experimental molecular biology. This role supports an advanced generative AI initiative focused on improving foundational models through expert molecular biology knowledge. Selected professionals will design challenging technical tasks, develop expert-quality reference solutions, evaluate AI-generated outputs, and create rigorous assessment frameworks across DNA and RNA sequence design workflows.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, synthetic biology, bioengineering, or a closely related life-science discipline
- PhD or comparable research-level expertise
- Hands-on experience designing nucleic-acid constructs prior to experimental work
- Practical experience across several areas including primers, plasmids or vectors, gRNA/sgRNA, mRNA constructs, and HDR or repair templates
- Experience with cloning strategies such as Gibson, Golden Gate, Gateway, or restriction cloning
- Strong knowledge of codon optimisation and sequence-design principles
- A strong peer-reviewed publication record, particularly first-author research
- Evidence of meaningful professional or research career progression
- Strong written communication and the ability to justify technical design choices clearly
- Availability for at least 20 hours per week during weekdays
- An advanced degree in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, synthetic biology, bioengineering, or a related life-science field is expected
- PhD-level training is strongly preferred
- Candidates should combine strong academic foundations with substantial practical molecular biology experience
- Relevant peer-reviewed publications should be included with the application where available
Nice To Haves
- First-author publications in recognised molecular biology, genetics, synthetic biology, or related journals
- Experience with CRISPR guide design and genome-editing workflows
- Advanced plasmid or expression-vector design experience
- Expertise in mRNA or other RNA construct engineering
- Experience designing HDR or other repair templates
- Familiarity with regulatory elements and expression optimisation
- Previous AI training, model evaluation, or data annotation experience
- Experience developing scientific rubrics, technical assessments, or structured research evaluation frameworks
Responsibilities
- Design challenging, domain-relevant molecular biology tasks for advanced AI systems
- Develop problems involving primers for PCR, qPCR, and cloning workflows
- Create tasks covering plasmids, expression vectors, gRNA/sgRNA design, mRNA constructs, and HDR or repair templates
- Produce accurate, well-documented expert solutions that can serve as reference standards
- Apply hands-on expertise in DNA and RNA sequence design
- Evaluate guide and target selection for CRISPR-based workflows
- Assess primer melting temperature, specificity, and sequence suitability
- Review homology-arm design, codon optimisation, and regulatory elements
- Incorporate appropriate cloning strategies including Gibson, Golden Gate, Gateway, and restriction-based approaches
- Review AI-generated molecular biology solutions against expert-quality reference work
- Assess technical correctness, biological reasoning, rigour, and completeness
- Identify errors involving sequence design, experimental assumptions, construct architecture, or molecular biology methodology
- Provide clear written feedback explaining technical strengths, weaknesses, and required corrections
- Help research and engineering teams identify recurring knowledge gaps in model performance
- Develop detailed rubrics for molecular biology and sequence-design tasks
- Define criteria for evaluating primers, guides, constructs, regulatory elements, and cloning strategies
- Establish consistent standards for judging biological correctness and experimental feasibility
- Collaborate with other subject-matter experts to maintain consistency across training and evaluation data
Benefits
- Competitive rates between $65–$100 per hour depending on expertise and project scope
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
