Senior ML Scientist, AI for Protein Engineering

Lila Sciences is seeking a Senior ML Scientist to join their AI for Protein Engineering team in San Francisco. This role focuses on developing and applying generative and predictive models for biomolecule design, bridging machine learning, protein engineering, and therapeutic design. You will collaborate with scientists and researchers to advance the autonomous science platform.

• Own applied ML workflows for protein engineering campaigns
• Develop and adapt methods for de novo generation and property prediction
• Translate biological questions into ML problems and evaluation plans
• Partner with experimental scientists to improve models based on insights
• Build rigorous evaluation frameworks for model generalization
• PhD in a quantitative field with strong ML and protein design experience