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Molecular Biology Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 19+ molecular biology jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 5 new this week. Hiring companies include George Washington University, Rice University, and Merck.

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4-day weeks 1
9-day fortnights 1
compressed weeks 13
generous PTO 4

Updated August 23, 2026

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Senior Scientist, Target Discovery & Biology - Functional Genomics

NEW

Amgen · Onsite · South San Francisco, CA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$123k – $166kPro · early access

Sr. Scientist, Analytical R&D

NEW

Merck · Hybrid · West Point, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$117k – $184k

Associate Principal Scientist, Oral Formulation Sciences

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Merck · Hybrid · Rahway, NJ, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$142k – $224k

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Research Specialist A

University of Pennsylvania · Hybrid · Philadelphia, PA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$45k – $50k

Research Specialist A

University of Pennsylvania · Hybrid · Philadelphia, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$45k – $50k

Faculty in Biochemistry

4mo

D'Youville University · Onsite · Buffalo, USA

77 · Great4 Day Work Week$80k – $100k

Research Specialist - Neurosurgery

Washington University in St. Louis · Hybrid · St. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$42k – $76k

Research Technician

13d

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Sr. Scientist, Biologics Engineering

Biogen · Hybrid · Cambridge, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$124k – $166k

Assistant Laboratory Technician

19d

Scottish Government · Hybrid · Edinburgh, UK

71 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Manager, Laboratory Research Operations- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

12d

Ohio State University · Hybrid · Columbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Associate - Bioengineering

19d

Rice University · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Associate - BioSciences

19d

Rice University · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Associate - Bioengineering

19d

Rice University · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Wet Lab Protein Engineer (Selective Molecular Recognition)

2mo

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

61 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Postdoctoral Associate

3mo

George Washington University · Hybrid · Washington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Associate

3mo

George Washington University · Onsite · Washington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Associate

3mo

George Washington University · Onsite · Washington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Associate

3mo

George Washington University · Onsite · Washington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

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

Molecular Biology roles span the full seniority range — we list 19 open roles requiring Molecular 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 — Molecular 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. Molecular 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 Molecular 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 Molecular Biology on current listings.