Member of Technical Staff, Small Molecule Discovery

LatchBio • San Francisco, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Latch builds AI agents and benchmarks for biological research, steering frontier AI systems toward breakthroughs in medicine. More than 10,000 scientists use our agents for R&D. All frontier AI labs use our benchmarks to measure what their systems can do in biology and medicine. We are the only biotechnology company referenced in the biology sections of frontier model cards. We ground our benchmarks in real biological and clinical work in order to advance AI systems that can design and run experiments, interpret data and clinical endpoints, and advance compounds through clinical trials better than the best human experts. We are a team of roughly 95 people in San Francisco and remote. Our investors include Lux Capital, Coatue, Fifty Years, Haystack, Jeff Dean, Alec Nielsen, and George Church.

Requirements

• Years of hands-on experience on small molecule programs, in medicinal chemistry, DMPK, or translation.
• Experience carrying programs through real decisions.
• Strong, defensible opinions about what correct work looks like in your field.
• Desire to build a function, not fill a seat.

Responsibilities

• Author and ship the small molecule benchmarks on our roadmap: SmallMolecule-Development-TxBench, SmallMolecule-Translation-TxBench, and the SmallMolecule-TxBench-Long flagship.
• Be the scientific authority at Latch for all things small molecule.
• Before Latch makes a claim about a small molecule program, you are the final reviewer.
• Potentially collaborate on and run drug programs in the wet lab, guiding discovery and development workflows.
• Work with CROs to run experiments and gather data that inform the design of our benchmarks and agents.
• Build a function beyond yourself: advisors, partners, and a hiring plan.

Benefits

• Equity
• 401(k) contributions
• Blue Shield Platinum health plan with 100% of premiums covered, no deductible, and no out-of-pocket costs
• Daily meals, including lunch and dinner
• Travel and accommodations for scientific conferences and other professional networking trips

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed