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Molecular Biology Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 33+ molecular biology jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 17 new this week. Hiring companies include Amgen, Merck, and Genentech.

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4-day weeks 1
9-day fortnights 2
compressed weeks 16
generous PTO 15
generous parental leave 1

Updated September 16, 2026

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Research Scientist-Molecular Biologist

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22h

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

61 · Good9 Day FortnightPro · early access

Research Specialist A/B

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22h

University of Pennsylvania · Hybrid · Philadelphia, PA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work WeekPro · early access

Associate Research Scientist- Biological Materials and Processing

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

61 · Good9 Day Fortnight

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Research Technician

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Research Lab Supervisor - Pathology & Immunology

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

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$55k – $100k

Scientist, Rare Disease Biology

Amgen · Onsite · Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$115k – $156k

Scientist 3, Animal Genetic Technologies, Warming lab

Genentech · Onsite · South San Francisco, CA, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$103k – $192k

Senior Scientist - Targeted Protein Degradation

Amgen · Onsite · Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$127k – $172k

Scientist, Downstream Vaccines and Advanced Biotechnologies (VAX) Process R&D

Merck · Hybrid · West Point, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Research Specialist A

University of Pennsylvania · Onsite · Philadelphia, PA, USA

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

Researcher 1-Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ohio State University · Hybrid · Columbus, OH, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Faculty in Biochemistry

5mo

D'Youville University · Onsite · Buffalo, USA

77 · Great4 Day Work Week$80k – $100k

Associate Director, Stem Cell Research

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Onsite · Boston, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$170k – $254k

Postdoctoral Associate - Bioengineering

Rice University · Onsite · Houston, TX, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$64k

Scientist - Rare Disease Biology

Amgen · Onsite · South San Francisco, CA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

2027 Future Talent Program – Biocatalysis Intern

Merck · Onsite · Rahway, NJ, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$39k – $111k

2027 Future Talent Program – Biocatalysis - Co-op

Merck · Onsite · Rahway, NJ, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$40k – $111k

Scientist 1 MSAT

Sanofi · Onsite · Framingham, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Beverly Petterson Bishop Associate Prof or Professor in Neuroscience

Syracuse University · Onsite · Syracuse, NY, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Fellow – Technology Development

Genentech · Hybrid · South San Francisco, CA, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$100k – $107k

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Employers hiring for Molecular Biology on this page include Amgen, Merck, and Genentech. 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 35 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.

Molecular Biology Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 33+ molecular biology jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 17 new this week. Hiring companies include Amgen, Merck, and Genentech.

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