Forward-Deployed Scientist

Chai Discovery
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Education: phdSkills: ["Communication","Relationship building","Problem-solving"]

A hands-on scientist with deep biologics and drug discovery experience, you’ll work with global biopharma partners to maximize the impact of AI-driven drug design. You’ll become an expert in partner programs, share best practices, educate teams, and identify opportunities to advance Chai Discovery’s AI platform, while collaborating across research, operations, and executive teams.

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Chai Discovery
Chai Discovery
9 months ago

Forward-Deployed Scientist

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Job Summary

A hands-on scientist with deep biologics and drug discovery experience, you’ll work with global biopharma partners to maximize the impact of AI-driven drug design. You’ll become an expert in partner programs, share best practices, educate teams, and identify opportunities to advance Chai Discovery’s AI platform, while collaborating across research, operations, and executive teams.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Help partners understand capabilities and limitations of our AI platform and share best practices.
  • •Serve as a primary power user and educator for internal and external stakeholders.
  • •Dive deeply into partners’ drug programs and become an expert in their science and therapeutic concerns.
  • •Be eyes & ears on the ground to sense opportunities and flag potential issues early.
  • •Contribute to shaping how users think about our product, including what they love and what they don’t.

Key Requirements

  • •PhD or equivalent work experience in Biological Sciences, Protein Engineering, Biochemistry, or a related field.
  • •Hands-on expertise with design and characterization in antibody-based biologics. Nice to have experience across at least one advanced modality (e.g., bispecifics, TCEs, ADCs).
  • •Proficient in molecular-biology workflows: cloning, transient/stable expression (mammalian or yeast), purification, and quality control.
  • •Familiar with binding and developability assays, SPR/BLI, ELISA, flow cytometry, etc.
  • •The more experience with computational tools the better, and ideally exposure to emerging AI/ML technologies.
Experience:BiologicsDrug discoveryAI/ML
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:CommunicationRelationship buildingProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Antibody engineeringCloningTransient expressionStable expressionELISASPRBLIFlow cytometryAI/ML

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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