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UC San Diego Health

They will play a pivotal role in advancing innovative immunology, nanovaccine, and antimicrobial technologies from discovery through IND readiness, helping transform promising scientific advances ...

Morehouse School of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$47K - $63K/yr

Experience in antimicrobial resistance, antibacterial drug discovery, genomics, or bacterial immunology. • Demonstrated expertise in bacterial genomics, in vitro and in vivo antibacterial studies ...

ASG PHARMACY

Clinical Pharmacist

State College, PA · On-site

$60.35 - $93.54/hr

Antimicrobial stewardship experience * BLS, ACLS, PALS, SIDP, or BCIDP certifications are a plus ... Discover more about: * Top Pharmacy jobs near you * Why job seekers trust ASG Pharmacy for their ...

NorthEastern

Associate Research Scientist

Boston, MA

$67K - $95K/yr

About the Opportunity JOB SUMMARY The Antibiotic Discovery Center (ADC) is seeking an experienced ... the urgent global challenge of antimicrobial resistance. Researchers at the ADC work ...

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How much do antimicrobial discovery jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 26, 2026, the average yearly pay for antimicrobial discovery in the United States is $70,647.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $51,500.00 and $83,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are some common challenges faced in antimicrobial discovery roles, and how can professionals navigate them?

Professionals in antimicrobial discovery often encounter challenges such as identifying novel compounds with effective antimicrobial activity, overcoming bacterial resistance mechanisms, and translating laboratory findings into viable drug candidates. These challenges require strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, including chemists, microbiologists, and pharmacologists, as well as staying current with advances in screening technologies and resistance trends. To navigate these obstacles, it's important to maintain rigorous documentation, actively participate in team discussions, and seek opportunities for continued education or training in emerging methodologies.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in Antimicrobial Discovery, and why are they important?

To thrive in Antimicrobial Discovery, you need a strong background in microbiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, typically supported by an advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in a life science field. Expertise in laboratory techniques, analytical instrumentation (such as HPLC and mass spectrometry), and familiarity with bioinformatics tools are often required. Critical thinking, creativity, and effective teamwork are valuable soft skills that drive innovation and collaborative research. These abilities are essential for developing novel antimicrobials and addressing the urgent global challenge of antimicrobial resistance.

What is antimicrobial discovery?

Antimicrobial discovery is the scientific process of identifying and developing new substances that can inhibit or kill harmful microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. This field is critical due to the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance, which makes existing drugs less effective. Researchers in antimicrobial discovery work to find novel compounds, often from natural sources or through chemical synthesis, that can serve as the basis for new medicines. The process includes initial screening, laboratory testing, and eventually clinical trials to ensure safety and efficacy.

What is the difference between Antimicrobial Discovery vs Microbiologist?

AspectAntimicrobial DiscoveryMicrobiologist
Required CredentialsDegree in microbiology, biochemistry, or related field; lab experienceDegree in microbiology, biology, or related field; lab experience
Work EnvironmentResearch labs, pharmaceutical companies, biotech firmsResearch labs, healthcare, environmental agencies
Industry UsageDrug development, pharmaceutical researchHealthcare, environmental monitoring, research

Antimicrobial Discovery focuses on identifying new antimicrobial agents to combat infections, often within pharmaceutical settings. Microbiologists study microorganisms broadly, including their behavior, genetics, and roles in various environments. While both roles require microbiology expertise and lab work, Antimicrobial Discovery is specialized in developing new drugs, whereas Microbiologists have a broader scope in studying microorganisms across industries.

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Infographic showing various Antimicrobial Discovery job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 91% Full Time, and 9% Part Time. Highlights an 96% In-person, 2% Hybrid, and 2% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $70,647 per year, or $34 per hour.
Assistant Software Engineer - Autonomous Discovery Platforms (MADSCi)

Assistant Software Engineer - Autonomous Discovery Platforms (MADSCi)

Argonne National Laboratory

Lemont, IL • On-site

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

Argonne National Laboratory's Rapid Prototyping Lab (RPL), part of the Data Science and Learning division, is seeking a Software Engineer to serve as a technical lead for the Modular Autonomous Discovery for Science (MADSci) framework - an open-source, Python-based platform that orchestrates self-driving laboratories across materials science, chemistry, and the biosciences.

MADSci is the software backbone of Argonne's Autonomous Discovery initiative. It integrates instruments, robots, AI/ML decision agents, and data pipelines into reproducible, closed-loop scientific experiments at scales and speeds that exceed traditional human-led methods.

The framework is currently deployed in projects ranging from energy-storage materials and antimicrobial discovery to isotope production for medical applications, and is used by collaborators across DOE laboratories, universities, and industry partners.

The successful candidate will take primary technical responsibility for the continued development, release, and operational support of MADSci. This includes shaping the architecture, mentoring contributors, supporting downstream lab deployments, and partnering with scientists, instrument engineers, and AI researchers to translate experimental requirements into production-quality software.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead day-to-day development of the MADSci framework: design and implement new features, triage and resolve bugs, review pull requests, and shepherd releases through the project's CI/CD pipeline.
  • Own the architecture of a Python microservices system spanning workflow orchestration, resource and inventory tracking, distributed event logging, experiment management, and device integration.
  • Collaborate with experimental scientists and robotics engineers to onboard new instruments, design experiment workflows, and translate scientific goals into robust software abstractions.
  • Maintain and grow the contributor community, including external collaborators at other DOE laboratories, universities, and industrial partners. Triage issues, review external contributions, and represent the project at workshops, conferences, and working groups.
  • Operate and improve production deployments of MADSci in active autonomous laboratories at Argonne, including monitoring, observability (OpenTelemetry), backups, migrations, and on-call support during experimental campaigns.
  • Mentor early-career staff, students, and interns contributing to MADSci and to autonomous-laboratory projects more broadly.
  • Contribute to proposals, publications, and outreach describing MADSci and its scientific impact (e.g., journal articles, conference talks, the JOSS publication, documentation).

Position Requirements

Required Qualifications

  • RD2: Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience or Master's and 3+ years in computer science, or a PhD and 0+ years in software engineering, a related computational discipline
  • Demonstrated proficiency in modern Python (3.10+), including type-annotated code, packaging, and testing
  • Practical experience designing and maintaining production-quality software: version control (Git/GitHub), code review, automated testing, CI/CD, semantic versioning, and structured release management
  • Familiarity with at least one web service framework (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, Django) and with HTTP/REST API design
  • Working knowledge of relational and/or document databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB-compatible stores) and of containerized deployment (Docker, docker compose)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear technical documentation for both developer and end-user audiences
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a small, cross-disciplinary team and to collaborate with non-software domain experts (scientists, instrument operators, hardware engineers)
  • Ability to model Argonne's core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity and teamwork

Preferred Qualifications

  • Software engineering depth
  • Experience designing microservice or service-oriented systems, including service discovery, schema management, and inter-service communication patterns
  • Hands-on experience with Pydantic v2, SQLModel/SQLAlchemy, or comparable typed-data and ORM frameworks
  • Experience maintaining a multi-package monorepo (e.g., PDM, uv, Poetry workspaces) with shared types and coordinated releases
  • Experience with observability tooling: OpenTelemetry, distributed tracing, structured logging, metrics dashboards
  • Experience as a maintainer of an open-source project, including triaging external issues, reviewing community contributions, and managing a public roadmap
  • Familiarity with frontend development (Vue 3, TypeScript) sufficient to coordinate with frontend collaborators on dashboard and TUI features
  • Robotics, lab automation, and self-driving labs
  • Experience integrating scientific instruments or laboratory robots with software control systems (e.g., liquid handlers, plate readers, robotic arms, mobile platforms, characterization instruments)
  • Familiarity with laboratory automation standards or protocols such as SiLA2, OPC-UA, ROS/ROS 2, AnIML, or vendor-specific instrument SDKs
  • Experience building or operating a self-driving laboratory, autonomous experimentation platform, or closed-loop active-learning workflow, in academia, a national lab, or industry
  • Familiarity with scientific workflow systems (e.g., Globus Compute, Parsl, Snakemake, Nextflow) and with managing experimental data lifecycles
  • Background or coursework in a physical or life science sufficient to communicate fluently with experimental collaborators (e.g., chemistry, materials science, biology, physics)
  • Experience deploying software in shared scientific computing environments (HPC clusters, ALCF, lab-edge compute)
  • Contributions to DOE, NSF, or other federally funded scientific software projects
  • Experience with AI/ML for experimental design (Bayesian optimization, active learning, surrogate models)
  • Experience writing or contributing to technical proposals or scientific publications

Job Family

Research Development (RD)

Job Profile

Software Engineering 2

Worker Type

Regular

Time Type

Full timeThe expected hiring range for this position is $94,486.00 - $147,398.94.

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs. Additionally, comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package.

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As an equal employment opportunity employer, and in accordance with our core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity and teamwork, Argonne National Laboratory is committed to a safe and welcoming workplace that fosters collaborative scientific discovery and innovation. Argonne encourages everyone to apply for employment. Argonne is committed to nondiscrimination and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.

Argonne employees, and certain guest researchers and contractors, are subject to particular restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Sponsored or Affiliated Activities, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation in the application phase for review by Argonne's Legal Department.

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