Updated August 4, 2026

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Molecular Biology Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 21+ molecular biology jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 13 new this week. Hiring companies include George Washington University, Ohio State University, and Rice University.

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Assistant Laboratory Technician

Scottish Government

HybridEdinburgh, UK

70 · GreatCompressed week

Research Associate

Ohio State University

HybridColumbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate - Bioengineering

Rice University

HybridHouston, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate - BioSciences

Rice University

HybridHouston, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate - Bioengineering

Rice University

HybridHouston, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Scientist 2

Genentech

HybridSouth San Francisco, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$86k – $159k

Scientist, Neuromuscular Research

Biogen

HybridCambridge, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$111k – $144k

Post Doctoral Scholar

15h

Ohio State University

HybridColumbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week$61k – $65k

Molecular & Cell Biology Senior Research Associate - Tissue Dissection

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

HybridSan Diego, USA

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

Scientist 3 – Translational Medicine – OMNI – Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Genentech

HybridSouth San Francisco, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$100k – $186k

Research Scientist

Sanofi

HybridWaltham, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Scientist 3, Functional Immunogenomics

Genentech

HybridSouth San Francisco, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$103k – $192k

Senior Research Associate - Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep

Ohio State University

OnsiteColumbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Faculty in Biochemistry

3mo

D'Youville University

OnsiteBuffalo, USA

77 · Great4 day week100% pay$80k – $100k

Associate Scientist - Cellular Assay Development, Functional Genomics

11d

Amgen

HybridThousand Oaks, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$94k – $128k

Postdoctoral Associate

2mo

George Washington University

HybridWashington, 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

Senior Scientist, Biology-Discovery

2mo

Merck

HybridWest Point, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$117k – $184k

Postdoc Fellow

Ohio State University

HybridColumbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Associate

2mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed 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, Ohio State University, and Rice 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 21 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.