# Computational Scientist I/II, Soft Matter Formulations, Solids and Melts at Lila Sciences

- Company: Lila Sciences
- What the company does: LILA has created the world's first Operating System for Science powered by Scientific Superintelligence™. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.lila.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Cambridge, MA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lilasciences/jobs/4327126009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lila-sciences-computational-scientist-i-ii-soft-matter-formulations-solids-and-m/

## About the role

Lila Sciences is seeking a Computational Scientist I/II, Soft Matter Formulations , Solids and Melts to develop models, tools, and workflows that accelerate discovery across polymeric and soft material systems. This role focuses on solids and viscoelastic materials, including polymers and elastomers, gels, hot-melt adhesives, composites, powders, films, semi-solids, and crystalline or amorphous solids.

## What they're looking for

- Experience applying machine learning to scientific, materials-focused, polymer, soft matter, or formulation problems
- Domain expertise in polymer science, elastomers, gels, adhesives, composites, rheology, solid materials, complex fluids, or related fields
- Familiarity with mechanical, thermal, morphological, or processing-sensitive material properties
- Strong Python skills and experience with modern ML frameworks
- Experience training, evaluating, and improving models using experimental, simulation, or scientific datasets
- Ability to use simulations, theory, descriptors, or mechanistic understanding to inform modeling choices for polymer and soft material systems

Tags: Physical Sciences AI