Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$176k–$304k/yr
Your Impact at LILA We are seeking a computational materials scientist to discover and optimize materials for electro-optic and photonic technologies. The role centers on understanding how composition, structure, defects…
Skills: Computational materials science, Density functional theory, Electronic-structure calculations, Python, HPC
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$128k–$198k/yr
Your Impact at LILA As a Scientist II/Senior Melt Polymer Scientist on the Materials Formulation team at Lila Sciences, you will drive the development and optimization of solid polymers, such as hot melt adhesive systems…
Skills: Polymer science, Melt processing, Rheology, Formulation chemistry, Extrusion
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$192k–$238k/yr
Your Impact at LILA You will be the program owner for Physical AI — the shared infrastructure our autonomous labs run on. Working across multiple engineering teams, you'll turn the platform roadmap into a sequenced, depe…
Skills: Technical program management, Infrastructure software, Dependency management, Risk management, Reliability engineering
London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
$224k–$294k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is seeking a Research Engineer, Scientific Computing and ML/Physics Infrastructure to help turn promising research tools into robust, scalable systems. This role bridges research and pro…
Skills: Python, Machine learning, Scientific computing, Distributed systems, GPU computing
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$144k–$240k/yr
Your Impact at LILA You will build the back-end and data foundations of the systems that schedule work across our autonomous labs, model them as digital twins, and turn raw experimental output into trustworthy, queryable…
Skills: Python, FastAPI, SQL, PostgreSQL, AWS EKS
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$176k–$304k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Your role will involve applying computational condensed matter physics and electronic structure expertise to accelerate materials discovery, optimization, and understanding. You will use first-princip…
Skills: Computational condensed matter physics, Electronic structure theory, Atomistic simulation, Python, Scientific machine learning
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
Your Impact at LILA We are seeking a Senior Principal Scientist, Small Molecule Therapeutics to lead the protein science and structural biology strategy supporting small molecule therapeutics across Lila’s discovery plat…
Skills: Protein Expression, Protein Purification, Structural Biology, X-ray Crystallography, Cryo-EM
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$119k–$187k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is seeking a Computational Scientist I/II, Soft Matter Formulations , Solids and Melts to develop models, tools, and workflows that accelerate discovery across polymeric and soft materia…
Skills: Machine Learning, Python, Polymer Science, Soft Matter Physics, Rheology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$119k–$187k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is seeking a Computational Scientist I/II, Soft Matter Formulations - Complex Fluids to develop models, tools, and workflows that accelerate discovery across liquid and flowable soft mat…
Skills: Machine Learning, Python, Soft Matter Physics, Complex Fluids, Rheology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$140k–$187k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is seeking a Staff Senior Systems Engineer, OT to design, build, commission, and maintain the compute, storage, network, and virtualization infrastructure that underpins Lila’s Operation…
Skills: OT Security, Cybersecurity, Industrial Control Systems, Segmentation, Identity and Access Management
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$144k–$240k/yr
Your Impact at LILA You will steward Verification & Validation and software quality for our autonomous labs, where software meets real robotics hardware. On the Independent Verification & Validation team, you'll build th…
Skills: Python, Pytest, Playwright, CI/CD, GitHub Actions
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$137k–$218k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is seeking a Senior II/Staff Mechatronics Engineer to join our Advanced Engineering Team to design, develop, and optimize early-stage electromechanical systems, robotics subassemblies an…
Skills: Mechatronics, C++, Python, Microcontrollers, SolidWorks
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$168k–$272k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is hiring a Director/ Senior Director, Product, Materials Chemistry: a strategic, cross-functional product leader who shapes the vision, roadmap, and execution for platforms that acceler…
Skills: Product Strategy, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Product Roadmap Development, Materials R&D
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
Your Impact at LILA Lila is seeking a seasoned Engineer II / Senior Engineer, Control Systems Design to lead the design and development of control systems for automated scientific equipment. This role involves architecti…
Skills: PLC, SCADA, Robotics Integration, HMI, Industrial Networking
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$80k–$118k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is seeking a Senior Research Associate / Associate Scientist, Characterization to join the Materials Science team within the Autonomous Science Platform. This role focuses on operating, …
Skills: SEM, Optical Microscopy, XRD, Materials Characterization, Sample Preparation
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$204k–$310k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila’s foundational models are the engine behind scientific superintelligence. We are looking for a Research Product Manager to set the vision for what Lila’s foundational models can achieve next - de…
Skills: Product Management, AI/ML Systems, Foundational Models, Roadmap Development, Model Evaluation
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
Your Impact at LILA We're seeking an experienced Technical Recruiter (Contract) to support hiring across our Autonomous Science Platform (ASP) organization. This recruiter will lead full-cycle recruiting across hardware …
Skills: Full-cycle Technical Recruiting, Stakeholder Management, Agency Partnership Management, Contingent Workforce Recruiting, Candidate Sourcing
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$148k–$208k/yr
Your Impact at LILA The Senior/Principal Scientist, Small Molecule Therapeutics will lead early hit identification efforts, leveraging their expertise in DNA-encoded libraries (DEL) and complementary screening technologi…
Skills: DNA-encoded Libraries (DEL), Small Molecule Discovery, Hit Identification, Biochemical Assay Development, Biophysical Characterization
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
Your Impact at LILA We are growing our Applied AI org and seeking talented Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineers with expertise in LLM training, evaluation, and production-oriented ML systems. You’ll work on improving …
Skills: LLM Training, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, Distributed ML Training
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$94k–$139k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila is seeking a Controls Engineer on our Sustaining Engineering team to support the reliability and lifecycle performance of automated scientific equipment across our lab operations environment. Thi…
Skills: PLC, SCADA, Robotics Integration, OT Networking, Git
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States • On-site
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Lead computational discovery efforts for materials relevant to electro-optic and integrated photonic applications using multiscale simulation workflows. Develop and validate automated, agentic frameworks to orchestrate simulation codes, scientific databases, and analysis tools for high-throughput discovery.
Requires a PhD in Physics, Materials Science, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with strong expertise in electronic-structure methods. Candidates must possess proficiency in Python, scientific software, and experience with reproducible HPC or cloud-based simulation workflows.
We are seeking a computational materials scientist to discover and optimize materials for electro-optic and photonic technologies. The role centers on understanding how composition, structure, defects, processing conditions, and operating environments influence optical and electro-optic behavior—and translating those insights into experimentally testable materials hypotheses.
You will develop first-principles and multiscale simulation workflows spanning electronic-structure calculations, lattice dynamics, atomistic modeling, and connections to electromagnetic or device-level models. These workflows will predict properties such as electronic structure, dielectric and optical response, polarization, phonons, and electro-optic coefficients. You will also integrate these capabilities into automated, agentic discovery systems that can plan studies, select and invoke tools, evaluate results, recover from failures, and iteratively refine computational hypotheses.
This is a hands-on scientific role at the intersection of condensed-matter physics, materials chemistry, photonics, and AI-enabled discovery. You will collaborate with experimental scientists, ML researchers, and software engineers to build validated workflows, establish structure–property–performance relationships, and prioritize candidates for experimental evaluation.
We offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.
U.S. Benefits. Full-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company wide holidays; paid parental leave; an educational assistance program; commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees; and a company subsidized lunch program.
International Benefits. Full-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market.
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.
Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.
Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
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Building Scientific Superintelligence
Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are building the foundation to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before.
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