Member of the Technical Staff, Biological Data

About the role

The Role Output is developing a biological reasoning model that learns at the scale and complexity of life, enabling novel drug treatments. This role requires a deep understanding of molecular biology and the ability to construct and evaluate training datasets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and expand training datasets for biological and molecular interactions
• Design and implement benchmarks to measure model learning capabilities
• Collaborate with model researchers to determine data priorities and integration strategies
• Create rigorous data splitting and evaluation strategies to ensure generalization
• Stay updated on biological data sources and experimental methods

Requirements

• PhD in computational biology, biophysics, structural biology, chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field with 2+ years of post-doctoral or industry research experience
• Experience working with large-scale biological or molecular datasets
• Strong programming skills in Python for data processing
• Understanding of machine learning models' requirements from training data

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of molecular interactions, protein structure, and biological data
• Experience with computational biology tools like structure prediction, molecular docking, or virtual screening
• Experience training or evaluating machine learning models on molecular or biological data
• Publishations in computational biology, bioinformatics, or molecular informatics
• Background in cheminformatics or molecular data analysis
• Experience working with protein or molecular language models

Skills

• Data construction as a research problem
• Machine learning model requirements
• Benchmark design
• Data integration across scales and modalities
• Data splitting and evaluation strategies
• Biological data sources and experimental methods

Benefits

• Healthy feedback-focused environment
• Competitive salary and equity
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage

Pay

• $150K - $350K

Schedule

• Full-time

Our Values

• Heart: Ownership and passion
• Excellence: Commitment to high standards
• Practicality: Results-oriented thinking
• Honesty: Direct communication and transparency
• Fun: Enjoyment and engagement

What we offer

• New and different ideas
• Contrarian thinking
• Competitive salary and equity
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage