Forward-Deployed Scientist
About Chai Discovery
Chai Discovery is an applied research lab working on the future of medicine. Our product is a design suite for molecules, built on our frontier models. We help scientists develop drugs with engineering precision, unlocking better medicines for humanity.
Our founders have been at the forefront of this field since its inception. We have raised $230m from Thrive, General Catalyst, OpenAI, Dimension and other tier-one investors. We partner with global life sciences companies like Eli Lilly, who have made multi-year, eight-figure annual revenue commitments to our platform.
We are known for talent density, rigorous research and pace of execution.
About the role
As a forward-deployed scientists at Chai, you will operate as a power user and test pilot who knows how to get the best results out of our platform, intimately understands its strengths and limitations, and applies intuition & creativity to solve novel problems and targets. You'll join an elite team of biologists, computational scientists and AI researchers.
Your mandate is to help ensure that our partnerships with global life sciences companies exceed expectations. You will operate as our eyes & ears on the ground, taking your findings "back inside the building" to help us refine our product, our models and our approach. You will become an expert in our partners' science and therapeutic concerns, the best partner they could hope for.
This is an opportunity to push the boundaries of science and artificial intelligence, while getting far more exposure that one encounters working on a single drug program or within a traditional life sciences company.
About you
Our ideal candidate has some mix of antibody engineering and computational protein design expertise -- and is a quick study.. You operate with urgency and are innately curious about science and technology. You have well-honed organizational skills and can't sleep if things aren't working.
PhD or equivalent experience in the field—Antibody Engineering, Computational Biology, Protein Sciences.
Hands-on experience with design and characterization of antibody-based biologics. Proficient in molecular-biology workflows, binding and developability assays, inspecting structures in PyMOL or similar tools.
Track record of strong communication, collaboration and execution.
Thrive under pressure.
We offer
The opportunity to work at the frontier of AI, with world-class people, on a mission that matters. We protect & promote a culture of high velocity and ownership. We offer highly competitive compensation.