# Machine Learning Scientist I / II, Protein Design 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: San Francisco, CA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lilasciences/jobs/4396760009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lila-sciences-machine-learning-scientist-i-ii-protein-design/

## About the role

Lila is building a platform where AI and automation co-evolve to solve the hardest problems in medicine. Within Life Sciences AI, the AI for Protein Engineering team builds models and systems that take a biologic from design specification to wet-lab validated lead.

## What they're looking for

- MS or PhD in computer science, machine learning, computational biology, biophysics, bioengineering, or a similar quantitative field
- Strong software engineering and system design fundamentals
- Rigor in evaluation and dataset design: how benchmarks leak, why a good validation number fails downstream, and how to measure whether an automated system is making good decisions
- Strong cross-functional communication skills
- Domain expertise in protein sequence, structure, and function

Tags: AI