Updated August 14, 2026

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Cell Biology Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 21+ cell biology jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 10 new this week. Hiring companies include Amgen, Merck, and George Washington University.

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Associate Scientist Discovery Proteomics

Amgen

HybridSouth San Francisco, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Scientist, Integrated Computational and Experimental Inflammation Discovery

Amgen

HybridSouth San Francisco, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$123k – $166k

Scientist, Biology-Discovery

Merck

HybridWest Point, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$87k – $137k

Assoc. Spclst, Quality Control

Merck

HybridDunboyne, Ireland

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Research Technician II - Biochemistry

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Associate Principal Scientist, Immunology Discovery

Merck

HybridSan Diego, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$142k – $224k

Principal Scientist - Cardiometabolic Disorders

Amgen

HybridThousand Oaks, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$140k – $190k

Research Associate

17d

University of Manchester

OnsiteManchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed week

Research Associate

23d

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate - BioSciences

10d

Rice University

HybridHouston, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Molecular & Cell Biology Senior Research Associate - Tissue Dissection

10d

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

HybridSan Diego, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$76k – $115k

Lab Technician

1mo

Syracuse University

HybridSyracuse, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

2mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

2mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

2mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Process Development Associate - Biological and Structural Characterization

24d

Amgen

HybridThousand Oaks, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$75k – $101k

Scientist - Oncology

1mo

Amgen

HybridSouth San Francisco, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$123k – $166k

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Employers hiring for Cell Biology on this page include Amgen, Merck, and George Washington University. Cell Biology 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 Cell Biology is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Cell Biology roles span the full seniority range — we list 21 open roles requiring Cell Biology 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 — Cell Biology 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. Cell Biology 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 Cell Biology 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 Cell Biology on current listings.

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Cell Biology Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 21+ cell biology jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 10 new this week. Hiring companies include Amgen, Merck, and George Washington University.

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