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Molecular Biology Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 40+ molecular biology jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 18 new this week. Hiring companies include Merck, Ohio State University, and George Washington University.

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compressed weeks 17
generous PTO 19
generous parental leave 3

Updated October 3, 2026

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Research Associate

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Post Doctoral Scholar

NEW

Ohio State University · Onsite · Columbus, OH, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Research Scientist/Engineer Assistant

NEW

University of Washington · Onsite · Seattle, WA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$56k – $71k

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Associate Principal Scientist, Preclinical Development

NEW

Merck · Hybrid · Rahway, NJ, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$142k – $224k

Associate Scientist, Post Doc Fellow

NEW

Merck · Hybrid · West Point, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$82k – $92k

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Vaccine Preclinical Development - Experimental Medicine

NEW

Merck · Hybrid · West Point, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$82k – $92k

Staff Scientist

University of Chicago · Onsite · Chicago, IL, USA

65 · GoodGenerous PTO$60k – $70k

Principal Scientist - Translational Medicine, Oncology

Genentech · Hybrid · South San Francisco, CA, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$142k – $263k

Post Doctoral Scholar- Microbial Infection and Immunity

Ohio State University · Onsite · Columbus, OH, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Research Lab Manager - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Washington University in St. Louis · Onsite · Saint Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$63k – $115k

Research Assistant in Functional Genomics of Skeletal Disease

10d

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Scientist Bacteriology

Sanofi · Onsite · Swiftwater, PA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$86k – $124k

Faculty in Biochemistry

5mo

D'Youville University · Onsite · Buffalo, USA

77 · Great4 Day Work Week$80k – $100k

Senior Director Type 2 Immunology

Sanofi · Hybrid · Cambridge, MA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Molecular & Cell Biology Senior Research Scientist

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Onsite · Boston, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$122k – $182k

High Throughput Biology Research Scientist

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Onsite · Boston, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$106k – $158k

Postdoctoral Associate - Bioengineering

23d

Rice University · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$64k

Research Associate- Neuroscience

1mo

Ohio State University · Onsite · Columbus, OH, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Research Opportunities - Pediatric Genetics

1mo

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

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Associate - Bioengineering

2mo

Rice University · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

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Employers hiring for Molecular Biology on this page include Merck, Ohio State University, and George Washington University. 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 40 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.

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