Intern, Protein Design

Adaptyv
Switzerland
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Skills: ["Healthy skepticism","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Work on protein design for real lab targets, benchmarking open-source protein design methods against experimental data. Build and improve computational tooling for structure prediction, filtering, and ranking to triage design pools for synthesis. Help design and track binder performance metrics and support open competitions and hackathons. Contribute results to open data, blog posts, and method comparisons, while participating in an end-to-end design-build-test-learn workflow.

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Adaptyv
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Intern, Protein Design

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Job Summary

Work on protein design for real lab targets, benchmarking open-source protein design methods against experimental data. Build and improve computational tooling for structure prediction, filtering, and ranking to triage design pools for synthesis. Help design and track binder performance metrics and support open competitions and hackathons. Contribute results to open data, blog posts, and method comparisons, while participating in an end-to-end design-build-test-learn workflow.
Location: Switzerland
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Intern level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Run and benchmark open-source protein design methods on real Adaptyv targets, validated against wet-lab experimental data.
  • •Design binders for internal R&D campaigns and track experimental performance (success rate, hit rate, kinetics, developability).
  • •Build computational tooling around the design pipeline, including structure prediction, filtering, and ranking.
  • •Draft track briefs, support participants, judge submissions, and write up results for open competitions and hackathons.
  • •Contribute open data, blog posts, designer spotlights, and method comparisons to Proteinbase.

Key Requirements

  • •Currently enrolled in a Master’s, PhD, or final-year undergraduate programme in computational biology, machine learning, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, or related fields.
  • •Hands-on experience with at least one modern open-source protein design method.
  • •Strong Python and PyTorch skills, and comfort working with biology data formats.
  • •Working understanding of binding kinetics and developability beyond in silico metrics, with healthy skepticism of computational scores.
  • •Bonus: prior open-source contributions to a protein design repository or strong performance in a public design competition, or a published blog post or paper.
Experience:BiotechComputational biologyMachine learningProtein designBioengineering
Education:
Skills:Healthy skepticismCollaborationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:PythonPyTorchProtein design methodsStructure prediction

Company Brief

Adaptyv
Biotechnology company developing adaptive immunotherapy platforms and precision biologic treatments aimed at enhancing immune responses against disease. Focuses on engineering biologic solutions and translational research to accelerate therapeutic candidates from discovery to clinical development.
Industry: Biotech
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