CAREER CATEGORY

Research

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Overview

The GCF6 Agentic AI Lead – Protein Design & Molecular Engineering is a senior
scientific and technical leader responsible for defining and driving AI-enabled
workflows that accelerate protein engineering, structure prediction, molecular
design, and related discovery activities.

This role combines deep domain expertise in computational biology and molecular
engineering with a robust understanding of emerging AI technologies, including
foundation models, scientific AI, and agentic systems.

The leader identifies high-value scientific opportunities, designs AI-assisted
workflows, and partners with ML engineers to build reusable agentic capabilities
that enhance scientific productivity and decision-making.

This role serves as the primary scientific lead for AI applications in protein
engineering and molecular design.

Core Responsibilities

Scientific AI Strategy

Develop and maintain a roadmap for AI-enabled capabilities supporting:

* Protein engineering
* Structure prediction
* Protein design
* Motif discovery




* Protein-ligand interactions
* Sequence-function analysis
* Molecular optimization

Identify opportunities where AI agents, scientific models, and automation can
significantly improve scientific workflows and outcomes.

Agentic Workflow Design

Design AI-assisted workflows that combine:

* Scientific reasoning
* Foundation models
* Protein language models
* Structure prediction systems
* Computational biology tools
* Internal and external knowledge sources

Define agent responsibilities, decision pathways, tool integration patterns, and
human oversight requirements.

Guide development of multi-agent systems that support complex scientific
analyses and discovery workflows.

Scientific Leadership

Serve as the primary interface with research scientists and computational
biology teams.

Translate scientific challenges into AI opportunities and technical
requirements.

Provide scientific oversight fo

📌 Agentic AI Lead – Protein Design (Hyderabad)
🏢 AMGEN
📍 Hyderabad