1. A method for detecting, within a sample, the presence or quantity of each of two or more biopolymer molecules of a list of known biopolymer molecules, comprising: calculating, for each biopolymer molecule, a respective list of oligomer molecules predicted to be produced by a chemical reaction or processing of the respective biopolymer molecule; calculating a respective predicted chromatographic elution time period for each oligomer molecule of each list of oligomer molecules; for each biopolymer molecule, assigning one or more oligomer molecules selected from the respective list of oligomer molecules as a proxy for the respective biopolymer molecule, wherein the selecting is performed using a set of weighted selection probabilities that are determined from the predicted chromatographic elution times; scheduling a plurality of oligomer detection events of a detection system, wherein each oligomer detection event corresponds to a respective one of the predicted chromatographic elution time periods of the selected oligomer molecules; performing the chemical reaction or processing of the sample so as to generate a processed sample; introducing the processed sample into a chromatographic system such that oligomers eluting from the chromatographic system, if any, are introduced into the detection system; and operating the detection system so as to search for the presence or quantity of each of the selected oligomer molecules in accordance with the plurality of scheduled oligomer detection events.