Lab Scientist
Turbine
Lab Scientist
Turbine
Cell-simulation platform for oncology drug discovery
Turbine · Budapest, Hungary · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-10
Workplace: on_site
Department: BioLabs
Join our team as a Lab Scientist, and help virtualize biological experiments to accelerate discovery!
About Turbine
A lab without limits, built for biopharma. Turbine’s Virtual Lab (vLab®) enables scientists to run Virtual Assays across millions of biological conditions far beyond traditional laboratory throughput. Instead of narrowing hypotheses to fit experimental constraints, scientists can explore the broader biological search space computationally before deciding what to validate in the wet lab. Turbine doesn’t replace the wet lab. It makes every experiment count. Through an integrated lab-in-the-loop workflow, virtual findings become testable hypotheses, with validation results feeding back to strengthen subsequent predictions within the workflow.
In deployed programs, Turbine has reduced decision timelines from 12-18 months to approximately two months while cutting wet-lab experiments by more than 50%.
Working with scientists at leading biopharma like MSD (Merck & Co.), AstraZeneca and Bayer, Turbine’s virtual assays have rationalized experiments across more than 30 discovery programs.
Backed by leading tech and industry investors like Accel, MSD Global Health Innovation Fund, Interactive Venture Partners and Beiersdorf, Turbine is turning biology into an engineering discipline.
The role
As a Lab Scientist, you are responsible for independent experimentation and consistent delivery on delegated tasks under the supervision of senior staff members.
You have a reliable skillset in molecular biology and cell biology tools, which you will utilize regularly to execute and troubleshoot in vitro experiments.
You are able to critically analyze your own experimental results and integrate these insights into the ongoing work. Accurate, up-to-date documentation is a key component of your workflow, ensuring transparency and reproducibility.
The Lab Scientist also supports laboratory automation workflows to make sure everything is prepared such as drug solutions, labware and other consumables.
Responsibilities
Skills
Soft Skills
You are a Turbiner if
You are self-aware and committed to personal growth
You seek out feedback, learn from mistakes and apply what you learned
You take responsibility and focus on outcomes over tasks
You focus on shared success and challenge others respectfully to get the best outcome
You are in it for the long haul and share our passion for the mission
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Turbine AI builds a cell simulation platform that uses machine learning to model how human cells behave and how cancer treatments may work. Their core product, Simulated Cells, runs virtual experiments to predict which drugs or targets are most likely to be effective and which patients may respond best. The platform helps pharmaceutical teams explore ideas, de-risk development, and potentially cut time and cost in bringing therapies to market. They offer a Virtual Lab to let potential clients test the technology on oncology challenges, including drug resistance in blood cancers. Turbine AI differentiates itself by combining ML-based cell simulations with targeted collaboration with pharma companies (like AstraZeneca) to apply simulations to real drug development problems and identify promising targets and patient populations that traditional lab work might miss.
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