Remote | Molecular Biology Sequence Design Consultant — $65–$95/hour

We are sharing a specialised remote consulting opportunity for experienced U.K.-based molecular biology professionals with hands-on expertise in nucleic-acid sequence design, DNA and RNA constructs, primers, plasmids, repair templates, genetics, biochemistry, synthetic biology, bioengineering, or related life-science research.

This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on AI-assisted life-science model training, molecular biology task development, DNA/RNA sequence design review, expert-quality ground truth creation, and high-quality project execution. Selected professionals will translate real-world molecular biology expertise into challenging domain-grounded tasks, review AI-generated scientific outputs, and provide detailed feedback based on research experience, experimental design judgment, publication background, and molecular biology reasoning.

Key Responsibilities

Professionals in this role may contribute to:

Molecular Biology Sequence Design & Review

• Design and review DNA and RNA sequences, primers, plasmids, repair templates, and related molecular biology constructs based on professional research experience
• Evaluate nucleic-acid design tasks for biological plausibility, scientific rigor, documentation quality, and alignment with expert molecular biology standards
• Translate pre-experimental molecular biology design workflows into structured task examples, reference solutions, and review-ready deliverables
• Support work involving genetics, molecular biology, synthetic biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, or related life-science topics depending on expertise and project needs

Task Authoring & Ground Truth Development

• Author challenging, domain-grounded molecular biology tasks that reflect realistic research and design scenarios
• Write accurate, well-documented solutions that can serve as ground truth for AI-assisted scientific evaluation
• Explain design choices clearly, including scientific reasoning, assumptions, constraints, and expected outputs
• Create structured deliverables that support consistent review, evaluation, and quality control across molecular biology task pools

AI Output Evaluation & Expert Feedback

• Review AI-generated molecular biology outputs against expert-quality solutions
• Evaluate outputs for correctness, rigor, reasoning quality, scientific accuracy, and practical usefulness
• Identify incomplete reasoning, weak biological assumptions, inaccurate design logic, missing constraints, or unclear scientific explanations
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI-assisted molecular biology outputs and training data quality

Structured Collaboration & Quality Control

• Collaborate with other subject-matter experts through remote project workflows to maintain consistency and accuracy across task outputs
• Follow detailed task instructions, quality criteria, and project-specific standards accurately
• Review discrete molecular biology deliverables and identify areas for improvement
• Support high-quality scientific data development through careful documentation, expert judgment, and asynchronous collaboration

Ideal Profile

Strong candidates may have:

• Hands-on experience as a practicing or recently practicing molecular biologist
• Professional experience designing nucleic-acid sequences prior to experiments, including primers, plasmids, RNAs, repair templates, or related molecular biology constructs
• Strong research background in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, synthetic biology, bioengineering, or a related life-science field
• Ability to clearly justify scientific design choices in written form
• Experience creating research documentation, experimental planning materials, design notes, scientific explanations, or structured technical outputs
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify weak reasoning, incomplete assumptions, inaccurate scientific claims, or design-quality issues
• Comfort reviewing AI-generated scientific content and applying detailed evaluation criteria
• Excellent written communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous, project-based environment
• Current U.K. location

Educational Background

• Advanced degree in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, synthetic biology, bioengineering, or a related life-science field is strongly preferred
• PhD-level expertise is especially relevant for this opportunity
• Candidates with equivalent senior research experience, strong publication history, and direct nucleic-acid design expertise may also be considered
• A strong peer-reviewed publication record is highly valued, especially with work in notable scientific venues or preprint repositories
• Applicants may be asked to include publication links, such as journal publications, preprints, DOI links, or similar research references

Nice to Have

• Recent publication history in molecular biology, genetics, synthetic biology, bioengineering, biochemistry, or related life-science research
• Experience with primers, plasmid design, RNA design, repair templates, construct planning, genome editing workflows, or related pre-experimental design tasks
• Experience creating expert-reviewed scientific tasks, training materials, benchmark-style problems, research documentation, or structured evaluation datasets
• Familiarity with AI-assisted scientific review, rubric-based evaluation, or quality control for technical scientific outputs
• Ability to explain complex molecular biology reasoning clearly for structured review and evaluation workflows

Why This Opportunity

• Apply molecular biology and nucleic-acid design expertise to structured remote project work
• Contribute to high-quality AI-assisted scientific training data and life-science model evaluation
• Use hands-on research judgment in a focused task-authoring, review, and quality-control environment
• Work on discrete deliverables aligned with scientific background, publication history, and subject-matter expertise
• Remote UK structure with competitive compensation

Contract Details

• W2 contingent role
• Fully remote role for professionals based in the United Kingdom
• Initial scope may involve approximately 50–100 molecular biology design tasks over a 2–3 week period, depending on onboarding status, task quality, and project needs
• Strong potential for extension depending on project scope and performance
• Fast-start project timeline may apply
• Work may be structured around molecular biology task authoring, sequence design review, ground truth development, AI output evaluation, or task-based assignments
• Competitive rates of $65–$95 per hour depending on molecular biology expertise, publication background, task quality, and project scope
• Screening may include resume or research background review, publication review, domain alignment assessment, and a brief sample task
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance
• Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, vendor, or institution

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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