Your Impact at LILA
Lila Sciences is building an autonomous platform for biological discovery, and high-throughput mammalian cell transfection is one of the workhorses that feeds it. The Engineer executes electroporation and lipofection workflows that supply downstream applications across protein expression, gene delivery, and functional characterization.
This is a hands-on bench role. You will run cells through a tightly orchestrated daily cadence on automated systems, document everything cleanly, and partner with scientists and platform engineers who depend on consistent, well-characterized cell deliveries. Success looks like reliable throughput, healthy cells out the door, and tight feedback loops with the teams downstream.
What You'll Be Building
• Execute mammalian cell transfection workflows (electroporation, lipofection) to scheduled cadence
• Maintain healthy cell lines through routine passage, media changes, and aseptic technique
• Operate and troubleshoot automated liquid handlers and electroporation instruments
• Document every run thoroughly in lab notebooks and electronic systems for downstream traceability
• Assess cell health and viability at each handoff; flag deviations early
• Partner with scientists and platform engineers to refine SOPs and surface workflow improvements
What You'll Need to Succeed
• Cell culture and aseptic/sterile technique (passage, maintenance)
• Experience with mammalian cell transfection (lipofection, electroporation)
• Ability to follow SOPs precisely and document work thoroughly (e.g., lab notebooks)
• Basic understanding of cell biology principles
• Experience assessing cell health and viability
• Available for scheduled morning or evening shifts as cell biology cadence requires
Bonus Points For
• Hands-on electroporation experience (e.g., Lonza Nucleofector)
• Experience handling primary human cells (PBMCs, T cells, stem cells)
• Familiarity with automated liquid handlers and associated software
• Hands-on experience with flow cytometry
• Experience with high-throughput screening
Compensation
We offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.
U.S. Benefits. Full-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company wide holidays; paid parental leave; an educational assistance program; commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees; and a company subsidized lunch program.
International Benefits. Full-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market.
Expected Base Salary Range
$75,000—$100,000 USD
About LILA
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.
Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.
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