Data Generation for ML-based molecule design

Inceptive

$135K — $240K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD in computational biology, systems biology, genomics, bioengineering, biostatistics, biophysics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Proven ability to analyze complex biological datasets and apply computational insights in experiments
  • Strong background in experimental design, statistical analysis, and quantitative reasoning
  • Thorough understanding of experimental variability, batch effects, and assay artifacts
  • Proficient in Python and scientific computing libraries
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of addressing cross-disciplinary concerns
  • Willingness to accommodate a flexible working schedule across US and Europe time zones

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with biologists and machine learning researchers to enhance experimental designs
  • Develop statistical methods to assess assay quality and experimental variation
  • Investigate biases and artifacts in biological datasets
  • Design large-scale experiments for training and evaluation data in ML models
  • Partner with experimental scientists to refine assay and data collection strategies
  • Work closely with ML researchers to ensure experimental designs support model efficacy
  • Analyze and communicate experimental findings to inform scientific and engineering decisions

Benefits

  • 30 days paid vacation annually
  • Comprehensive health insurance for US employees
  • 401K with company match for US employees, Direktversicherung for German employees
  • Quarterly company-wide retreats
  • Monthly wellness benefit
  • Budget for travel to offices in Berlin, Palo Alto, or Switzerland
  • Learning and Development budget for conferences and courses
  • Access to EdX and Hone for professional growth
  • Support from a buddy to assist with onboarding
Full Job Description
You will collaborate closely with biologists and machine learning researchers to design, analyze, and improve the experiments that power our models. You will help determine what data should be generated, how experiments should be structured, how measurement artifacts can be identified, and how biological insights can be translated into scalable data generation strategies.

Your Mission, should you choose to accept it
  • Embody our vision of an antedisciplinary environment and embrace learning about areas outside of your traditional area of expertise
  • Develop statistical and computational approaches to characterize assay quality, reproducibility, and sources of experimental variation
  • Identify and investigate sources of bias and measurement artifacts in biological datasets
  • Design and analyze large-scale biological experiments that generate training and evaluation data for machine learning models
  • Partner with experimental scientists to improve assay design, controls, and data collection strategies
  • Collaborate with machine learning researchers to understand how experimental design decisions impact model training and evaluation
  • Analyze, visualize, and communicate findings to support decision-making across scientific and engineering teams

Qualifications
  • PhD in computational biology, systems biology, genomics, bioengineering, biostatistics, biophysics, or a related quantitative discipline, or equivalent practical experience
  • Demonstrated track record of analyzing complex biological datasets and translating computational insights into experimental validation or new data collection
  • Strong foundation in experimental design, statistical analysis, and quantitative reasoning
  • Deep understanding of sources of experimental variability, batch effects, and assay artifacts in biological data
  • Capable programmer in Python and common scientific computing libraries
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively across computational and experimental disciplines
  • Availability to work with team members across US and Europe, with meetings starting at 8am PT and ending at 7pm CET
  • Readiness to travel several times a year for company retreats and business events
  • We value the benefits of in-person collaboration and expect candidates to primarily work from our office locations

Preferred technical skills
  • 3+ years of post-PhD experience in computational biology, biostatistics, or a related field
  • Experience connecting experimental outcomes to machine learning model development and evaluation

Compensation

$135K - $240K + Bonus + Equity

What we offer
  • A competitive compensation package
  • 30 days paid vacation per year
  • Comprehensive health insurance for US based Beginners
  • 401K with company match for US based Beginners and Direktversicherung for German Beginners
  • Quarterly company-wide retreats
  • Monthly wellness benefit
  • Budget for multiple visits per year to our offices in Berlin, Palo Alto or Switzerland
  • Learning & Development budget to attend conferences, take courses, or otherwise invest in your professional growth, as well as access to the Learning & Development platform EdX and Hone
  • A buddy to help you get settled

*Varies by country and does not apply to internships

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