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Biochemistry Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 18+ biochemistry jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and compressed weeks—for a better work-life balance. 7 new this week. Hiring companies include Merck, AV, and University of Washington.

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4-day weeks 1
9-day fortnights 2
compressed weeks 7
generous PTO 8

Updated September 22, 2026

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Product Quality Director

Amgen · Remote · USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Research Scientist/Engineer 2

NEW

University of Washington · Onsite · Seattle, WA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$69k – $74kPro · early access

Principal Scientist, Biocatalysis

Merck · Hybrid · Rahway, NJ, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$173k – $273k

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Associate Principal Scientist, 3D Translational Stem Cell Models, Immunology

Merck · Hybrid · Cambridge, MA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$145k – $228k

Associate Scientist, Biology-Discovery

Merck · Onsite · Elkhorn, WI, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$72k – $113k

Research Scientist-Molecular Biologist

AV · Onsite · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA

61 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Faculty in Biochemistry

5mo

D'Youville University · Onsite · Buffalo, USA

77 · Great4 Day Work Week$80k – $100k

Research Technician

11d

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Research Associate

Ohio State University · Onsite · Columbus, OH, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$52k – $67k

Associate Research Scientist- Biological Materials and Processing

AV · Onsite · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA

61 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Senior Scientist, Biochemical and Cellular Pharmacology

10d

Genentech · Hybrid · South San Francisco, CA, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$124k – $231k

Analytical Methods and Instrumentation Scientist

20d

University of Washington · Hybrid · Seattle, WA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$90k – $108k

Postdoctoral Associate - BioSciences

1mo

Rice University · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Researcher - Intrinsically Disordered Proteins

3mo

Syracuse University · Hybrid · Syracuse, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Associate

4mo

George Washington University · Onsite · Washington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Scientist, Neuromuscular Research

1mo

Biogen · Onsite · Cambridge, MA, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$111k – $144k

Senior Scientist, Structural Biology

2mo

Amgen · Onsite · South San Francisco, CA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$143k – $193k

Associate Principal Scientist, Engineering - Vaccine, Sterile Drug Product Commercialization

Merck · Hybrid · West Point, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Biochemistry on this page include Merck, AV, and University of Washington. Biochemistry roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Biochemistry is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Biochemistry roles span the full seniority range — we list 18 open roles requiring Biochemistry across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Biochemistry hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Biochemistry roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Biochemistry candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Biochemistry on current listings.