Scientist, Protein Design

Chai Discovery
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Skills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Low ego","High-EQ","Problem-solving","Performance under pressure"]

Apply advanced protein design and computational methods to help pharmaceutical partners accelerate drug discovery. Serve as a scientific power user and advisor, translating partner goals into effective use of the company’s AI design platform. Collaborate with internal researchers and leading industry scientists to solve novel biological problems, refine models and product based on ground-level findings, and expand knowledge across high-impact disease programs.

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Scientist, Protein Design

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Job Summary

Apply advanced protein design and computational methods to help pharmaceutical partners accelerate drug discovery. Serve as a scientific power user and advisor, translating partner goals into effective use of the company’s AI design platform. Collaborate with internal researchers and leading industry scientists to solve novel biological problems, refine models and product based on ground-level findings, and expand knowledge across high-impact disease programs.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Become an expert in partners’ scientific and therapeutic problems and guide effective use of the platform.
  • •Apply creativity and computational thinking to solve novel biological problems with top scientists.
  • •Gather partner insights and bring findings back to refine models, product, and approach.
  • •Advise on key drug programs to solve disease and broaden scientific understanding at scale.
  • •Collaborate with internal research team to deepen understanding of partner objectives and maximize platform impact.

Key Requirements

  • •Expertise in antibody engineering, protein design, and computational methods.
  • •Experience in academic research and/or drug discovery industry research relevant to protein design.
  • •Ability to operate as a scientific power user with strong technical intuition and creativity.
  • •Well-honed communication skills and strong collaboration with both external scientists and internal research teams.
  • •Urgency and performance under pressure with low-ego, high-EQ approach to problem-solving.
Experience:Drug discoveryBiotechnologyAI researchComputational methods
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationLow egoHigh-EQProblem-solvingPerformance under pressure
Tech Stack:Protein designComputational methodsAntibody engineeringAI modelsDrug discovery

Company Brief

Chai Discovery
Builds foundation AI models to predict and design interactions between biochemical molecules, enabling de novo antibody and drug design to accelerate pharmaceutical discovery and development.
Industry: Biotech
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2024
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