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Active Site
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Overview
Location: On-site in Cambridge, MA (Central/Kendall)
3-6 weeks in November - December. Dates may be flexible.
Schedule: 8 hours/day, Monday–Friday.
Compensation: $65/hour
Work at the frontier of AI & biology
How are today's AI models actually changing biological capabilities in the lab? Active Site is hiring wet-lab scientists for a short-term project over November and December 2026. You will work in our laboratory executing a range of molecular and cell biology tasks in partnership with cutting edge AI tools. Your work will directly shape the protocols, materials, and design of subsequent programs that follow.
You should be comfortable working independently at the bench, learning new workflows from protocols, and troubleshooting as you go. This is a fixed-term position with a defined end date.
In this project, you'll work hands-on with a frontier AI-for-science model to independently design and execute experiments in our BSL-2 lab. You’ll generate real-world evidence about what AI-assisted biology looks like today to inform both industry practice and emerging governance.
Active Site is a research nonprofit studying how frontier AI changes what people can accomplish in the physical biology lab by running real-world experiments to measure AI's impact on biological research.
Our recent work includes the largest and longest in-person randomized controlled trial to date examining AI assistance in cell and molecular biology. Active Site's research on AI and biological capabilities has been featured in the Economist
, and
Nature.
If you want to work on questions at the intersection of AI and biology, this is an opportunity to contribute directly to that research.
Compensation
$65/hour
This is a fixed short-term position and will not convert into full-time employment.
The lab is accessible from the Red Line. Parking is not provided.
Our office observes the following holidays during the project term (Veterans Day November 11th, Thanksgiving Break November 26-27th). Holidays falling during the project term are unpaid.
Because this is a short, structured research project, we cannot accommodate remote work, alternative daily schedules, or more than five days of pre-planned absence during the term. Make-up days can be arranged for illness.
Hiring process
Apply via Ashby
Paid onsite assessment
Offer
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and we expect to move quickly.
Work authorization
This position is open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and individuals currently authorized to work in the United States. Active Site Research, Inc. is an E-Verify employer and complies with applicable employment-authorization requirements.
Visa Sponsorship: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship (such as H-1B) for this fixed-term position. However, we welcome applicants who hold independent, valid work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship, including candidates on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT extensions.
Equal opportunity and accommodations
also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Active Site Research, Inc. is an E-Verify employer. Active Site Research, Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform the essential functions of this job, please let us know.
Active Site Research, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, sex, gender identity or gender expression, ancestry, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital or familial status, or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Active Site Research, Inc.
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