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zerohash

VP of Engineering, Trade (Remote)

Chicago, IL · Remote

$184K - $237K/yr

Experience owning multi-team technical strategy and roadmap at a VP, Director, or Head of Engineering level * Prior exposure to fast-growth startups and comfort operating with ambiguity * Exceptional ...

zerohash

VP of Engineering, Trade (Remote)

New York, NY · Remote

$184K - $237K/yr

Experience owning multi-team technical strategy and roadmap at a VP, Director, or Head of Engineering level * Prior exposure to fast-growth startups and comfort operating with ambiguity * Exceptional ...

Solvay Bank

VP, Director of Finance

Syracuse, NY · On-site

$150 - $190/hr

Consider an opportunity as part of our finance team. VP, Director of Finance We are seeking an experienced Director of Finance to lead the financial management, strategy, and planning of the bank.

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Bombora

VP Engineering

New York, NY · On-site +1

$260K - $320K/yr

VP Engineering The true B2B data pioneer, Bombora connects the B2B ecosystem in a one-of-a kind ... Inspires and encourages our technical staff and mentors technical directors and managers. * Ensures ...

Bombora

VP Engineering

New York, NY

$260K - $320K/yr

VP Engineering The true B2B data pioneer, Bombora connects the B2B ecosystem in a one-of-a kind ... Inspires and encourages our technical staff and mentors technical directors and managers. * Ensures ...

Hunley

VP / Director of Technology

Davidson, NC · Remote

VP / Director of Technology Platform, Data & AI CRM SOLUTIONS DIVISION - A TPM COMPANY LEVEL ... Prompt and context engineering for production workflows * Awareness of AI evaluation, guardrails ...

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As of Aug 8, 2026, the average yearly pay for vice president director protein engineering in the United States is $215,595.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $180,000.00 and $232,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Vice President Director Protein Engineering vs Director Protein Engineering?

AspectVice President Director Protein EngineeringDirector Protein Engineering
ResponsibilitiesStrategic leadership, overseeing multiple teams, setting long-term goalsOperational management, project oversight, team coordination
Required CredentialsAdvanced degree (PhD/MS), extensive industry experience, leadership skillsPhD/MS, significant industry experience, technical expertise
Work EnvironmentExecutive-level, cross-departmental collaboration, high-level decision makingTeam-based, project-focused, technical environment
Industry UsageCommon in large biotech and pharma companiesWidespread across biotech, pharma, and research institutions

The Vice President Director Protein Engineering typically holds a strategic leadership role with broader responsibilities and higher-level decision-making compared to the Director Protein Engineering, who focuses more on technical management and project execution within the team.

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Scientist - Protein Engineering

Merge Labs

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$120K - $215K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago

Job description

Merge Labs is a frontier research lab with the mission of bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability, agency and experience. We're pursuing this goal by developingfundamentally new approaches to brain-computer interfaces that interact with the brain at high bandwidth, integrate with advanced AI, and are ultimately safe and accessible for anyone to use.
About the team:
Our Bio team designs, builds, and characterizes the biotechnologies that form the foundation of next-generation brain-computer interfaces. We combine molecular engineering, synthetic biology, neuroscience, and advanced physical methods such as ultrasound to establish less invasive, high-bandwidth connections with neurons. The Bio team develops our core molecular technologies, validates their performance in vitro and in vivo, and demonstrates their advanced capabilities in animal models. We build custom experimental setups and pipelines and collaborate closely with engineers and data scientists. We work across disciplines to come up with creative ideas and solve some of the most challenging problems in biotechnology.
About the role
As a Protein Engineer in a BCI company, you will design, build, and optimize the key biomolecules that translate between the languages of cells and machines - turning neuronal activity at the molecular scale into interpretable signals and enabling precise modulation.
You'll work with unconventional proteins - from atypical biosensors and membrane proteins to complex, multi-component assemblies - and use your biophysical insights, high-throughput experimental methods, and close collaboration with our computational team to push the boundaries of what these molecules can do. Your work will set the molecular foundation for next-generation brain-computer interfaces.
In this role, you will:
  • Design and implement diverse protein engineering strategies - from rational design and computational modeling to directed evolution and combinatorial library - to build dynamic molecular systems with desirable properties.
  • Build and characterize protein variants at high throughput to test and iterate hypotheses rapidly and rigorously: implement and optimize scalable workflows from library generation, expression in various in vitro systems, to standard and custom assays.
  • Collaborate with our computational team to establish models linking sequences and structures to function, guide the generation of future constructs, and augment our intuition.
  • Explore the mechanisms behind complex biomolecules and translate that understanding into creative, out-of-the-box designswith the support of our biochemists, structural biologists, and computational teams.
  • Develop novel screening and validation methods to further accelerate the entire design-build-iterate loop and ensure a smooth transition toward in vivo applications.

You might thrive in this role if you:
  • Have a PhD in Bioengineering, Biophysics, Biochemistry, or a related field, or have equivalent experience leading research projects end-to-end.
  • Are proficient in library construction, protein expression in mammalian cells, and standard characterization.
  • Are comfortable using computational approaches for protein engineering and understand the fundamental principles involved.
  • Think mechanistically: you are motivated by understanding how things work, not just that they work.
  • Enjoy working with dynamic, multi-state proteins and/or complex protein assemblies.
  • Feel joy in collaboration and communicate naturally with experts across disciplines.
  • Are energized by 0->1 innovations and always on the lookout for creative ways to do better.
  • Want to be part of a fast-paced team working on frontier scientific and technical problems.

Nice to have
  • Experience with engineering multi-state proteins, membrane proteins, and multi-component protein assemblies.
  • Experience with protein expression in primary neurons, brain organoids, or brain tissues.
  • Experience with large-scale screening.
  • Experience with creative assay development.
  • Familiarity with machine learning or data-driven design approaches.

If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification, please apply. As we build, we're hiring for complementary strengths to form a high-impact team.
For more information about hiring at Merge, please visit our Hiring FAQ
Merge Labs does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family status, ancestry, citizenship, U.S. military (state and federal) and veteran status, or any other legally protected status. It is our intention that all applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job related factors. We are an equal opportunity employer.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing accommodations@merge.io.

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