Remote biotech jobs include various virtual analytical and experiment design positions for universities, medical research centers, pharmaceutical companies, and biotechnology startups. Typically, in a work from home biotech job, you do not have significant laboratory duties because medical research equipment is expensive and must remain in a carefully regulated lab. Once experiments are completed in a lab, and data has been collected, work from home biotech specialists analyze the information and identify patterns. They then develop new technology to modify the genetics of living organisms, such as agricultural products and experimental medicines.