Research Scientist, AI

What You'll Do

• Build on and advance the AI systems at the frontier of biology to accelerate science
• Design novel model architectures and scale pre-training pipelines for our biology foundation models.
• Build post-training systems that drive biological discovery: RL, reward modeling, reasoning, and multi-agent orchestration for long-horizon scientific tasks.
• Design evaluation frameworks and AI systems with scientists across Biohub and beyond, grounded in real biological outcomes and real world impact.
• Engage the wider scientific community through impactful publications, open-source releases, and collaborations worldwide.

What You'll Bring

• PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Significant experience building and scaling deep learning systems, ideally in research-driven environments
• Strong engineering and scientific fundamentals
• Comfort with ambiguity, rapid iteration, and loosely-defined research problems
• Strong communication skills across technical and scientific audiences

Compensation

The future anticipated Redwood City, CA, and New York City, NY base pay range for a role in this field is $214,000 to $375,000 annually. Final compensation is based on the level at which you are hired. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process.

Benefits for the Whole You

• Provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
• Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
• Funding for select family-forming benefits.
• Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving