Postdoctoral Fellow/ Scientist I (Synthetic Spatial Omics)

Location: New York, NY — onsite

Salary: Postdoctoral Fellow — $93,000 annually; Scientist I — $120,000–$150,000 annually, plus possible discretionary annual performance bonus.

Company

An independent nonprofit research institute connecting frontier AI, biological research, large-scale computation, and experimental capabilities to accelerate scientific discovery and develop disease diagnostics and therapies.

What you will do

• Computationally design programmable molecular components, including receptors and transcription factors.
• Engineer immune cells and profile their behavior in tissue using spatial multi-omics technologies such as seqFISH+.
• Analyze high-dimensional imaging and sequencing datasets to identify cellular organization, regulation, and engineering principles.
• Collaborate with researchers in genomics, immunology, machine learning, and related disciplines.
• Contribute to preprints, publications, presentations, and open science practices.

Requirements

• PhD in Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology, Bioengineering, Immunology, or a closely related discipline.
• For the Scientist I track, 2–4 years of post-PhD experience in synthetic biology, immune engineering, and/or protein design.
• Experience developing novel experimental technologies and applying molecular biology techniques.
• Hands-on experience with cell culture, nucleic acid workflows, and cellular functional assays.
• Ability to independently design rigorous experiments, troubleshoot complex workflows, and drive projects to completion.
• Strong scientific communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience developing novel computational technologies.
• Experience with immune cell engineering and characterization using animal models.
• Experience with de novo protein design or protein circuits.
• Experience with omics technologies and analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Interdisciplinary collaboration across scientific and engineering disciplines.
• Support for high-risk, innovative scientific ideas and open communication.
• Employer match on 401(k) contributions.
• Paid time off for volunteering.
• Funding for select family-forming benefits.
• Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving.