Understanding this transition, from geochemistry to biochemistry, is what will let us orchestrate molecular networks and build systems that are more capable, adaptive, and efficient.
If we succeed, the applications are vast: catalysis, green synthesis, ab initio synthetic biology, programmable matter.
Understanding and harnessing these processes could let ten billion of us thrive on this planet — and let life keep evolving beyond it.
We're a small, diverse team of AI engineers, computational scientists, and bench scientists.
We hold ourselves to the rigor of a research institute, but we ship like an engineering firm.
Global team, HQs in Cambridge, MA and London, UK.
The roleWe're looking for a chemist who combines organic synthesis with strong analytical expertise.
You'll synthesise biological molecules — including peptides, nucleic acid derivatives, and modified building blocks — and develop methods to understand how they behave in chemical and biochemical reactions.
Analytical method development is a central part of the role.
You'll use chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify products, quantify reaction progress, and resolve complex mixtures.
Working closely with our enzymologists and computational scientists, you'll help decide what to make, how to measure it, and what the results tell us about the underlying chemistry.
What you'll doDesign and execute syntheses of biological molecules and their derivatives, optimising reaction conditions and purification strategies.
Apply Orbitrap-based proteomics workflows to characterise peptides, proteins, and their modifications.
Establish compound identity and purity using chromatography, NMR, and mass spectrometry.
Work with experimental an.