Scientist, Analytical Characterization (HPLC & Mass Spec)

Lausanne, United StatesOn-site

Responsibilities

- Build the analytical characterization menu for the full antibody stack (and other biologics) into a productized, orderable capability.

Adaptyv is building an automated lab thats let AI agents run biology experiments.
We're entering the era of agentic science where AI models can now design novel proteins, propose hypotheses, and iterate on experimental results.
We're building the infrastructure that gives AI agents access to the physical world.
We are one of the fastest growing biotech companies, trusted by leading biopharmas, frontier AI labs, and the techbio companies pushing the field forward.
We’re growing rapidly and are hiring for talented people to scale and support the massive demand for AI-driven wet lab experimentation.
HPLC and mass spectrometry are the core of this, applied across the full antibody stack and beyond.
WHAT YOU'LL DO - Develop, validate, and run analytical methods hands-on: HPLC (SEC, IEX/CEX, RP, HILIC) and LC-MS — intact and subunit mass, peptide mapping, PTM and glycan analysis, purity and identity.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Deep, hands-on expertise in HPLC and mass spectrometry for proteins/biologics — method development and validation, not just running fixed SOPs. - Applied industry experience.

But they can't run the experiments themselves - that's still a manual, months-long process.
This is a rare chance to help advance some of the most important work happening in biotech today.
ABOUT THE ROLE You'll build out analytical characterization at Adaptyv — the forensic layer that tells a customer the truth about their molecule: its identity, purity, integrity, aggregation state, and modifications.
Today these methods are bespoke; your job is to turn them into automated, high-throughput, productized characterization that any customer can order and trust.
You'll lead the science without retreating into management.
- Partner with lab automation to bring methods onto automated, high-throughput systems with reproducible turnaround.