Intern, Molecular Biology

Adaptyv is building an automated lab that lets AI agents run biology experiments. This is an internship for an exceptional molecular biologist who wants to own real production workflows: cloning, protein expression, purification, and characterization, on the systems that serve customers every day. The team runs a high-throughput, heavily automated lab, and interns are held to the same bar as the rest of the team. Duration: minimum 6 months. Start date: flexible. Type: full time. Application reviewed on a rolling basis.

Responsibilities

Run molecular cloning and protein production end to end: PCR, assembly, transformation, expression (bacterial and/or mammalian), and purification; Execute and improve QC on constructs and proteins (capillary electrophoresis, sequencing, SDS-PAGE) and characterization assays (binding, expression, stability); Take a workflow that's flaky or slow and make it reliable and faster; Work hands-on with liquid handlers and lab automation, and help push manual protocols toward automated ones; Bring rigor to your data: document precisely, track samples, and make results reproducible and traceable; Diagnose failures across biology, reagents, and instruments and fix them

Requirements

Real molecular biology experience (PCR, cloning, transformation, electrophoresis, ideally protein expression and purification) from research, a project, or a prior internship; BSc / MSc student or recent graduate in molecular biology, biochemistry, or a relevant field; Comfort with scripting (Python) or liquid-handling automation is a strong plus; Self-starter; AI-native, using AI tools as a default to learn faster and work smarter; High standards and high drive

Nice to have

Automation- and software-curious; Comfort with scripting (Python) or liquid-handling automation